US 6,289,159 B1Granted

Optical fiber distribution system

OwnerJan Van Hees, Michel Vanderlinden +2inventors

InventorsJan Van Hees, Michel Vanderlinden, Mario Mathues, Louis Van Noten

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Abstract

An optical fibre distribution system, comprising: (a) at least one stack of optical fibre interconnection modules; and (b) at least one optical fibre storage region located in at least one said stack of interconnection modules, which storage region, in use, stores spare lengths of one or more optical fibres which extend between respective interconnection modules, wherein the or each storage region comprises a plurality of supports which are mutually spaced-apart across at least part of the width of the stack of interconnection modules such that, in use, each spare length of optical fibre may be routed into the storage region and routed around at least one of the supports which may be selected to provide at least approximately the correct storage length required for that spare length of optical fibre.

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Dependent claims

An optical fiber distribution system, comprising:

(a) at least one stack of optical fiber interconnection modules;
and
(b) at least one optical fiber storage region located in at least one said stack of interconnection modules, which storage region, in use, stores spare lengths of one or more optical fibers which extend between respective interconnection modules, wherein the or each storage region comprises a plurality of stationary elongated supports which extend from a back of the at least one stack of optical interconnection modules towards a front of the at least one stack of optical interconnection modules and which are mutually spaced-apart across at least part of a width of the stack of interconnection modules such that, in use, each spare length of optical fiber is be routed into the storage region and routed around at least one of the elongated supports which is selected to provide at least approximately a correct storage length required for that spare length of optical fiber, wherein each of the plurality of elongated supports is longer than an adjacent one of the plurality of elongated supports from one side to an opposite side of the stack of interconnection modules.

A kit of parts for forming an optical fiber distribution system, comprising:

(a) a plurality of optical fiber interconnection modules which, in use, are arranged in a stack;
and
(b) at least one optical fiber storage region module which, in use, is located in at least one side stack of interconnection modules, which storage region, in use stores spare lengths of one or more optical fibers which extend between respective interconnection modules, wherein the or each storage region comprises a plurality of stationary elongated supports which extend from a back of the at least one stack of optical interconnection modules towards a front of the at least one stack of optical interconnection modules and which are mutually spaced-apart across at least part of the width of the stack of interconnection modules such that, in use, each spare length of optical fiber is routed into the storage region and routed around at least one of the elongated supports which is selected to provide at least approximately the correct storage length required for that spare length of optical fiber, wherein each of the plurality of elongated supports is longer than an adjacent one of the plurality of elongated supports from one side to an opposite side of the stack of interconnection modules.

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