Fiber optic cable holder for a cassette
AssigneeCorning Optical Communications LLC
InventorsWilliam Julius McPhil Giraud, Diana Rodriguez
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Abstract
Embodiments of fiber optic cable holders will now be described with reference to the figures. Embodiments relate to a fiber optic cable holder having a cable receiver at a first end, an attachment feature at a second end and an arm between the cable receiver and the attachment feature. The attachment feature is configured to toollessly attach and detach the fiber optic cable holder from a fiber optic cassette and the cable receiver is adapted to receive fiber optic cables such that the fiber optic cable holder supports and maintains fiber optic cables even when a cable routing tray is in an open or close position.
Claims12
A fiber optic cable holder, comprising:
- a first end and a second end;
- a cable receiver at the first end;
- an attachment feature at the second end;
- and
- an arm between the cable receiver and the attachment feature,
- wherein the attachment feature toollessly attaches and detaches the fiber optic cable holder from a fiber optic cassette.
A splice cassette, comprising:
- a housing defining a center portion configured to store fiber optic cable;
- a cable routing tray positioned toward the front of the housing and configured to support one or more fiber optic cables positioned thereon;
- and
- a fiber optic cable holder, removably coupled to at least a portion of the splice cassette, comprising:
- a first end and a second end;
- a cable receiver at the first end;
- an attachment feature at the second end;
- and
- an arm between the cable receiver and the attachment feature,
- wherein the attachment feature toollessly attaches and detaches the fiber optic cable holder from a fiber optic cassette.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.