Fiber-optic cable tray having adjustable components
AssigneeLucent Technologies Inc.
InventorBassel Hage Daoud
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Abstract
A fiber-optic cable tray having adjustable components that provide flexibility in accommodating changes in length of the routed fiber-optic cable and that ensures a minimum bend radius for the routed cable.
Claims18
A fiber-optic cable storage and routing device comprising:
- a tray having a surface and having track defined longitudinally therein;
- a first cable storage and routing component for routing a fiber-optic cable along a first part of a fiber-optic cable routing path, said first component being disposed in said track for selective movement on and along said surface of said tray, said first component having a selectively deflectable mount for movably securing said first component in said track in one of a plurality of positions on said tray;
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- a second cable storage and routing component for routing the fiber-optic cable along a second part of the cable routing path, said second component being disposed in said track for said selective movement on and along said tray, selective movement of said first and said second components changing said cable routing path.
A fiber-optic cable storage and routing device comprising:
- a tray having a surface;
- a track defined longitudinally in said tray and providing a path along which a component is selectively moved on and along said surface and within which said component is retained;
- a first cable storage and routing component for routing a fiber-optic cable along a first part of a cable routing path defined on said tray, said first component being disposed in said track for selective movement on and along said surface of said tray;
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- a second cable storage and routing component for routing the fiber-optic cable along a second part of said cable routing path, said second component being disposed in said track for selective movement on and along said surface of said tray.
A fiber-optic cable storage and routing device as recited by claim l6, wherein said first cable storage and routing component comprises a cable router having a routing surface that defines a generally arcuate part of said cable routing path, said generally arcuate part of said cable routing path being sized and shaped as to inhibit bending of the fiber-optic cable beyond a predetermined amount.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.