Splice holder device
Assignee3M Innovative Properties Company
InventorsPatrick Fleouter, Samuel Prou
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Abstract
A splice tray (100) to hold a splice holder device (180) configured hold both a mechanical splice and a fusion splice, each having a different shape. A splice holder device (180) includes a first splice channel and second splice channel. Each splice channel includes one or more flexible arms spaced along a length of the splice channel to provide a resistance against a housing of the splice. Also, each channel includes one or more base supports and one or more upper stops. The flexible arms extend from a channel wall at an angle to provide force components in orthogonal directions.
Claims10
A splice tray, comprising:
- a splice holder device configured to support two or more different types of fiber splices, wherein the splice holder device includes a first splice channel and a second splice channel wherein each splice channel includes one or more flexible arms spaced along a length of each splice channel to provide a resistance against a housing of an individual fiber splice and wherein each channel includes one or more base supports and one or more upper stops.
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