Fiber optic guides with integrated security

A method for accessing and securely retaining cables in a cavity defined by a tray and a retaining member, said method comprising the steps of:

• loosening an adjustable fastening mechanism for slideably engaging said retaining member to said tray, said tray comprising a first retaining arm, said retaining member comprising a second retaining arm, said first retaining arm and said second retaining arm extending toward each other, said first retaining arm and said second retaining arm being offset and overlapping, said first retaining arm and said second retaining arm creating an adjustable gap;
• positioning said retaining member relative to said tray to provide said gap sufficient to allow insertion and extraction of at least one cable to and from said cavity;
• performing at least one of inserting and extracting at least one cable into and from said cavity;
• positioning said retaining member relative to said tray to provide said gap sufficient to inhibit cables housed within said cavity from inadvertently falling out of said cavity;
• and
• locking said adjustable fastening mechanism to secure cables housed with said cavity.

An assembly for securely retaining telecommunication cables, said assembly comprising:

• a plurality of pairs of retaining arms, each pair of retaining arms comprising a first retaining arm and a second arm;
• a tray mounted to at least one of a wall and a building entrance protector, said tray comprising said first retaining arms;
• a retaining member comprising:
• a slotted countersink, said slotted countersink having a slotted open channel;
• and
• said second retaining arms, said retaining member being slideably engaged to said tray, said plurality of pairs of retaining arms, said tray, and said retaining member defining a cavity for housing said cables, each first retaining arm and second retaining arm of each of said plurality of pairs of retaining arms extending toward each other, each first retaining arm and second retaining arm of each of said plurality of pairs of retaining arms being offset and overlapping, each first retaining arm and second retaining arm of each of said plurality of pairs of retaining arms creating an adjustable gap for providing access to said cables and inserting and extracting said cables, each first retaining arm and second retaining arm of each of said plurality of pairs of retaining arms inhibiting cables housed within said cavity from inadvertently falling out of said cavity;
• and
• a security screw for slideably engaging and locking said retaining member to said tray, and for defining a relative position between said tray and said retaining member, a size of said gap being in response to said relative position between said tray and said retaining member, said security screw comprising a shaft and a head, said shaft passing through said slotted countersink and said slotted open channel for mating with said tray to slideably engage said tray to said retaining member, said head having a diameter larger than a diameter of said shaft, said slotted countersink having a width larger than said diameter of said head, said slotted open channel having a width smaller than said diameter of said head and larger than said diameter of said shaft, wherein:
• the relative position between said tray and said retaining member is achieved by loosening said security screw, such that said head clears said slotted countersink to allow said shaft to slide within said slotted open channel, said relative position between said tray and said retaining member is adjusted to provide said gap between said first retaining arms and said second retain arms sufficient to allow insertion and extraction of said cables into and from said cavity, said relative position between said tray and said retaining member is adjusted to provide a gap sufficient to inhibit cables housed within said cavity from inadvertently falling out of said cavity, and said security screw is locked to fix the relative position between said tray and said retaining member and to secure said cables housed in said cavity.