Fiber optic splice holder
AssigneeRaychem Corporation
InventorsJulian S. Mullaney, William N. Beauchamp, Thomas H. Wermke, Craig D. Ray, Marc F. Moisson, Yogendra Dhanik
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Abstract
A modular optical fiber splice holder, having a rigid base and a flexible portion to hold optical fiber splices, has an opening extending through the base adjacent an edge thereof. Preferably there is a pair of such openings respectively extending longitudinally along opposite edges of the base.
Claims12
A fiber optic splice holder comprising:
- a) a compliant base, said base including a series of spaced apart flexible walls extending outwardly from said base and defining a series of channels between adjacent pairs of said walls, each of said walls having a hollow cavity extending through a substantial portion thereof and being formed of a flexible material to thereby readily accommodate splices of different sizes within respective channels, and
- b) a substantially rigid shell overlying said base, said shell having a base portion and a pair of opposing generally rigid side walls extending outwardly from said base portion, said base portion of said shell also having means defining at least one opening therethrough substantially adjacent an edge of said base portion.
A fiber optic splice holder comprising a substantially rigid shell capable of holding a compliant splice-holding member, said shell having a base, and said base including means defining at least one opening therethrough substantially adjacent an edge thereof and extending longitudinally along said edge.
In a modular optical fiber splice holder having a substantially rigid base and including a flexible portion to hold optical fiber splices, the improvement comprising at least one slot substantially adjacent an edge of said rigid base.
A fiber optic splice holder comprising:
- a) a compliant base, said base including a series of spaced apart flexible walls extending outwardly from said base and defining a series of channels between adjacent pairs of said walls, each of said walls having a hollow cavity extending through a substantial portion thereof and being formed of a flexible material to thereby readily accommodate splices of different sizes within respective channels,
- b) a substantially rigid shell overlying said base, said shell having a base portion, and said base portion having means defining a pair of openings therethrough located respectively adjacent and extending longitudinally along opposite edges of said base portion, and
- c) said rigid shell having a pair of opposing generally rigid side walls extending outwardly from said base portion substantially perpendicularly to said edges and contacting the outermost flexible walls of said compliant base.
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