Optical fiber splice closure
OwnerSidney Joseph Bolt, Ian Ferris +4inventors
InventorsSidney Joseph Bolt, Ian Ferris, Jean-Marie Etienne Nolf, Luk Macken, Valere Buekers, Daniel Daems
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Abstract
An optical fiber splice closure includes a casing for containing a plurality of optical fiber splices, and a support which is contained within the casing. The support carries a plurality of optical fiber splices. Sealant is contained within the casing and encapsulates at least part of the support.
Claims23
An optical fiber splice closure, comprising:
- a casing for containing a plurality of optical fiber splices;
- a support contained in the casing and on which a plurality of optical fiber splices are located;
- sealant contained in the casing and encapsulating at least part of the support;
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- storage means for storing one or more optical fibers which are not spliced in the closure, said storage means being enclosed in the casing and being at least partially encapsulated by the sealant.
An optical fiber splice closure, comprising:
- a casing for containing a plurality of optical fiber splices;
- storage means comprising a container in the casing, the container having stored therein one or more optical fibers;
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- sealant contained in the casing and encapsulating at least part of the storage means;
- said storage means substantially excluding the sealant from an interior thereof.
A closure according to claim, 16, wherein said storage means has at least one aperture through which the stored optical fiber(s) extend(s) into interior;
- and wherein said storage means comprises a plurality of flexible tines being associated with the at least one aperture to form a generally conical or frusto-conical barrier around the optical fiber(s) to substantially prevent ingress of sealant into an interior of the storage means.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.