Retainer tab assemblies and slack basket systems, fiber optic enclosures and methods including the same

A slack basket system for retaining a bundle of optical fibers in an enclosure, the slack basket system comprising:

• a retainer tab assembly including a tab member movable between:
• an open position, wherein the tab member is positioned to provide more open access to the slack basket chamber and thereby enable the bundle of optical fibers to be more easily inserted into, removed from, and/or manipulated in the slack basket chamber;
• and
• a retaining position, wherein the tab member overlaps the slack basket chamber to retain the bundle of optical fibers in the slack basket chamber.

A method for containing and managing a bundle of optical fibers, the method comprising:

• providing a multi-drop closure system including:
• an enclosure defining a slack basket chamber to hold the bundle of optical fibers;
• and
• a slack basket system including a retainer tab assembly mounted in the enclosure, the retainer tab assembly including a tab member movable between:
• an open position, wherein the tab member is positioned to provide more open access to the slack basket chamber and thereby enable the bundle of optical fibers to be more easily inserted into, removed from, and/or manipulated in the slack basket chamber;
• and
• a retaining position, wherein the tab member overlaps the slack basket chamber to retain the bundle of optical fibers in the slack basket chamber;
• with the tab member in the open position, placing the bundle of optical fibers in the slack basket chamber;
• and thereafter
• moving the tab member into the retaining position to hold the bundle of optical fibers in the slack basket chamber.