Connector holders

A planar connector holder for connecting a plurality of incoming optical fibers to outgoing optical fibers, the holder having:

• a front end region and a rear end region;
• a storage facility for the storage of a plurality of coiled lengths of fiber with the coils in the planes of the holder;
• a mounting region for a plurality of optical connectors, the mounting region disposed at the front end region of the holder with the storage facility disposed between the mounting region and the rear end region of the holder with the mounting region comprising a plurality of connector mounting positions disposed in a series which extends from mounting position to mounting position along the front end region of the holder for location of connectors in the mounting positions with an end of each connector facing forwardly from the front end region of the holder;
• a connector guard provided to shield the forward facing end of each connector while being disposed forwardly in front of the mounting region to provide a space between the guard and the mounting region for other optical fibers to extend to the forward facing ends of the connectors, an inlet at one side of the holder and forwardly of the mounting region for passage of said other optical fibers into said space;
• and means for limiting the minimum bend radius of said other optical fibers as they extend in the space from the forward facing ends of the connectors and laterally of the holder through the inlet.