Fiber optic splice closure including end pivoting slack storage holder with adjustable rear wall and associated methods

A fiber optic splice closure comprising:

• a housing having opposing ends and at least one cable port therein for receiving at least one fiber optic cable therethrough, said housing comprising a first and second mating housing portions detachably secured together;
• a support connector to an interior of the first housing portion adjacent an end thereof, said support including portions defining a plurality of pivotal mounting locations;
• a slack storage holder pivotally connected at a first pivotal mounting location of the support and pivotally movable between a stored position and a raised position, wherein said slack storage holder is generally parallel to and in spaced relation from adjacent interior portions of the first housing portion to define a fiber routing area therebetween, wherein said slack storage holder further comprises a loop storage basket having a base panel and opposing side walls extending outwardly therefrom to define an access direction for positioning slack fibers therein, and a rear wall support member that is adjustable in position to the loop storage basket for changing the length of the slack storage holder to aid in accommodating different closure configurations and lengths of fiber slack;
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• at least one splice organizer pivotally connected to said support at a pivotal mounting location above the first pivotal mounting location and pivotally movable between stored and raised positions.

A fiber optic splice closure comprising:

• a housing having opposing ends and at least one cable port therein for receiving at least one fiber optic cable therethrough, said housing comprising a first and second mating housing portions detachably secured together;
• a support connected to an interior of the first housing portion adjacent an end thereof, said support including portions defining a plurality of pivotal mounting locations;
• a slack storage holder pivotally connected at a first pivotal mounting location of the support and pivotally movable between a stored position and a raised position, wherein said slack storage holder is generally parallel to and in spaced relation from adjacent interior portions of the first housing portion to define a fiber routing area therebetween, wherein said slack storage holder further comprises a loop storage basket having a base panel and opposing side walls extending outwardly therefrom to define an access direction for positioning slack fibers therein, and a rear wall support member that is adjustable in position to the loop storage basket for changing the length of the slack storage holder to aid in accommodating different closure configurations and lengths of fiber slack;
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• at least one splice organizer pivotally connected to said support at a pivotal mounting location above the first pivotal mounting location and pivotally movable between stored and raised positions, said at least one splice organizer being generally parallel with adjacent housing portions, wherein as said at least one splice organizer is pivotally raised, said slack storage holder is accessed.

A method for making a fiber optic splice closure comprising a housing including a pair of first and second mating housing portions, the method comprising the steps of:

• providing a support within the housing adjacent an end thereof, the support including portions defining a plurality of pivotal mounting locations;
• pivotally connecting a slack storage holder at a first pivotal mounting location of the support to be pivotally movable between a stored position and a raised position, the slack storage holder when in the stored position being in spaced apart relation from adjacent interior portions of the housing to define a fiber routing area therebetween, the slack storage holder when in the raised position facilitating access to the fiber routing area, said slack storage holder further comprising a loop storage basket having a base panel and opposing side walls and a rear wall support member that is adjustable in position to the loop storage basket;
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• pivotally connecting at least one splice organizer to the support at a pivotal mounting location adjacent the first pivotal mounting location and being pivotally movable between stored and raised positions.