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US 5,884,003 AGranted
Cable splice enclosure with strap member holding stacked splice trays
AssigneePreformed Line Products Company
InventorsRandy G. Cloud, Jeff M. Gioitta, Erwin H. Goetter, Christopher S. Grubish
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Abstract
A housing assembly for enclosing and storing cable splices comprises axially spaced end plates defining a storage space and joined by a pair of rigid torque bars. A pair of opposed housing members contoured to enclose the end plates and the storage space are releasably and sealing clamped to each other and to the end plates. Carried by one of the bars at axially spaced locations are a pair of spaced rods which support a plurality of splice storage trays in stacked relationship.
Claims22
An optical fiber splice case comprising:
- a housing;
- a pair of post members within the housing;
- at least one splice tray supported on the pair of post members, the pair of post members extending through openings in the splice trays;
- and,
- a resilient strap connected between the pair of post members for releasably maintaining the at least one splice tray on the pair of post members, the strap including end openings through which the posts extend with at least one end opening including a resilient tab which extends into engagement with the associated post.
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An optical fiber splice case comprising:
- a housing;
- a pair of post members within the housing;
- at least one splice tray supported on the pair of post members, the pair of post members extending through openings in the splice trays;
- and,
- means for releasably maintaining the at least one splice tray on the pair of posts including a resilient strap connected between the pair of post members, the strap including end openings through which the pair of post members extend with at least one end opening including a resilient tab which extends into engagement with the associated post, the resilient strap being formed of plastic and each end opening including a separate resilient tab for engagement with the post extending through the associated end opening.
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An optical fiber splice case for housing and storing cable splices comprising:
- first and second longitudinally spaced apart end members;
- a rigid bar member having opposite terminal ends joined to the first and second end members to hold them in their longitudinally spaced apart relationship;
- a pair of post members extending from the first rigid bar member;
- a plurality of optical cable splice trays stacked on the first rigid bar member between the pair of post members;
- and,
- a connecting member on the pair of post members adapted to hold the plurality of optical cable splice trays in said stacked relationship on the first rigid bar member between the pair of post members, the connecting member including at least one resilient tab adapted to releasably engage at least one of said pair of post members.
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An optical fiber splice case comprising:
- first and second longitudinally spaced apart end members;
- a rigid bar member having opposite terminal ends joined to the first and second end members to hold them in their longitudinally spaced apart relationship;
- a pair of posts extending from the first rigid bar member;
- a plurality of optical cable splice trays stacked on the first rigid bar member between the pair of posts;
- and,
- a connecting member on the pair of posts adapted to hold the plurality of optical cable splice trays in said stacked relationship on the first rigid bar member between the pair of posts, the connecting member including a strap member extending between said pair of posts, the strap member including at least one end opening adapted to receive at least one of the pair of posts, the at least one end opening including a resilient tab adapted to releasably engage said at least one of the pair of posts.
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An optical fiber splice case comprising:
- first and second longitudinally spaced apart end members;
- a rigid bar member having opposite terminal ends joined to the first and second end members to hold them in their longitudinally spaced apart relationship;
- a pair of posts extending from the first rigid bar member;
- a plurality of optical cable splice trays stacked on the first rigid bar member between the pair of posts;
- and,
- a connecting member on the pair of post members adapted to hold the plurality of optical cable splice trays in said stacked relationship on the first rigid bar member between the pair of posts, the connecting member including a strap member extending between said pair of posts, the strap member including a pair of end openings adapted to receive the pair of posts, the pair of end openings including resilient tab members adapted to releasably engage said pair of post members.
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A housing assembly for enclosing and storing cable splices comprising:
- first and second longitudinally spaced apart end members;
- a rigid bar member having opposite terminal ends joined to the first and second end members to hold them in their aligned and spaced apart relationship;
- a pair of rod members carried by the first rigid bar member and extending generally parallel to the first and second end members at locations therebetween;
- an aligned stack of fiber optic splice trays extending between the pair of rod members and carried thereby, the trays having end slots which are received and guided on the pair of rod members;
- and,
- a retaining member releasably engaged with said pair of rod members for preventing undesirable movement of the stack of fiber optic splice trays on the pair of rod members in directions away from the first rigid bar member, the retaining member having a pair of openings adapted to receive said pair of rod members, at least one of the pair of openings including a resilient tab member adapted to releasably engage at least one of said pair of rod members.
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