Fiber-optic cable routing and separating device
AssigneeLucent Technologies Inc.
InventorBassel Hage Daoud
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Abstract
A fiber-optic cable routing and separating device that includes a plurality tiered cable routers disposed in vertically and horizontally spaced apart relation to each other. Each cable router defines a cable routing path that can accommodate a different fiber-optic cable length and that further limits the bend radius of the routed fiber cable. The plurality of tiered cable routers also provides the ability to separate individual or groups of fiber-optic cables.
Claims23
A fiber-optic cable routing and separating device comprising:
- a base;
- and
- a plurality of tiered fiber-optic cable routers connected to said base, each router defining a different fiber-optic cable routing path over which a fiber-optic cable may be routed, each router defining a generally arcuate part of a respective one of said plurality of different routing paths, said generally arcuate part being so sized and shaped as to inhibit bending of the fiber-optic cable beyond a predetermined bend amount.
A fiber-optic cable routing and separating device comprising a first generally arcuate routing surface in communication with a plurality of tiered generally arcuate routing surfaces defining a plurality of fiber-optic cable routing paths of different lengths.
A fiber-optic cable routing and separating device comprising:
- a base;
- a plurality of tiered fiber-optic cable routers connected to said base, each router defining a fiber-optic cable routing path over which a fiber-optic cable may be routed, each router defining a generally arcuate part of a respective one of said plurality of routing paths, said generally arcuate part being so sized and shaped as to inhibit bending of the fiber-optic cable beyond a predetermined bend amount;
- and
- a retainer for all of said tiered routers for preventing movement of one or a plurality of fiber-optic cables off of said routing and separating device, said retainer comprising two first retainer parts that extend in a first direction and a second retainer part that extends in a second direction that is generally opposite of said first direction.
A fiber-optic cable routing and separating device comprising:
- a base;
- and
- a plurality of tiered fiber-optic cable routers connected to said base, each router defining a fiber-optic cable routing path over which a fiber-optic cable may be routed, each router defining a generally arcuate part of a respective one of said plurality of routing paths, said generally arcuate part being so sized and shaped as to inhibit bending of the fiber-optic cable beyond a predetermined bend amount;
- wherein said base and said plurality of tiered routers comprise a unitary structure.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.