Splice tray rack and cabinet for fiber optic cables

A splice tray rack for holding a plurality of splice trays, comprising:

• a back panel;
• a plurality of shelves attached to the back panel, each shelf having a support surface extending from the back panel to a lip that projects from the support surface opposite the back panel to define a tray receiving region for receiving one of the splice trays;
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• a resilient member adjacent the back panel and defining a compressible tray-engaging surface opposing and spaced from said lip a distance less than the width of a said splice tray, the resilient member acting generally parallel to the support surface of each shelf for compressively engaging and holding the splice tray within the tray receiving region upon placement of the splice tray thereinto, in cooperation with said lip.

A fiber optic cable management cabinet for encasing the break-out end of a fiber optic cable, the fiber optic cable having an optical fiber within an inner jacket and cable strength members surrounded by an outer jacket, the fiber optic cable management cabinet comprising:

• a box-like cabinet having
• a plurality of connected sides defining a cabinet interior;
• a plurality of access ports within at least one of the sides, each port constructed to pass the break-out end of one of the fiber optic cables into the cabinet interior;
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• a tie-down bar attached to the cabinet within the cabinet interior and located adjacent to the access ports and generally disposed orthogonally to paths of fiber optic cables extending through the access ports so that each fiber optic cable can extend therepast, for individually securing the protective outer jacket, the inner jacket and the strength member thereto.

A fiber optic enclosure with work tray, comprising:

• a framework including a plurality of shelves disposed in a vertical array, and a work tray for mounting to said framework forwardly of said shelves for performance of work on splice trays disposed in respective said shelves;
• said framework including positioning frames along opposed sides of said vertical array of splice tray shelves, each said positioning frame including a first positioning section and at least one second positioning section associated with each said splice tray shelf with each said first positioning section corresponding thereto, and each said at least one second positioning section being spaced vertically from said first positioning section associated with said respective splice tray shelf;
• said work tray including first cooperating positioning sections along respective sides thereof adjacent rearward ends thereof, with said first cooperating positioning section fastenable to said first positioning sections of said positioning frame in a manner permitting unfastening thereof, respectively, for supporting a rearward end of said work tray;
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• said work tray including support arms along respective said sides thereof, with forward ends of said support arms affixed to respective said sides forwardly from said rearward side ends of said work tray for supporting a forward portion of said work tray when said work tray is fastened to said positioning frames, and each said support arm having rearward ends including second cooperating positioning sections fastenable to said second positioning sections of said cabinet in a manner permitting unfastening thereof,
• whereby said work tray is selectively positionable forwardly of said splice tray array to correspond with a selected said splice tray forwardly thereof when said first cooperating positioning sections are fastened to said first positioning sections associated with said selected splice tray, and said second cooperating positioning sections on said support arms are fastened to ones of said second positioning sections associated with said first positioning sections such that said support arms extend to said positioning frames at an angle from said work tray and support said work tray forwardly from said rearward side ends.