High density fiber optic splitter/connector tray system

A fiber optic cable routing system for use in combination with fiber optic adapters, comprised of:

• a tray framework with a front end, a rear end, a first side and a second side;
• a first adapter mounted to the framework recessed from the front end and adjacent the first side and with a first fiber optic cable operatively attached thereto, the first fiber optic cable being generally oriented from the front end to the rear end of the framework;
• a second adapter mounted to the framework recessed from the front end and nearer the second side than the first adapter, and with a second fiber optic cable operatively attached thereto, the second fiber optic cable being generally oriented from the front end to the rear end of the framework;
• a first and a second fiber optic cable passageway on the tray framework adjacent the first side and generally transverse to the orientation of the first and second fiber optic cables, the first fiber optic cable passageway being further away from the first and the second fiber optic adapters than the second fiber optic cable passageway;
• the first fiber optic cable passageway being configured to receive the first fiber optic cable such that a pre-determined bend radius protection is provided for the first fiber optic cable;
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• the second fiber optic cable passageway being configured to receive the second fiber optic cable such that the pre-determined bend radius protection is also provided for the second fiber optic cable.

A method of routing fiber optic cables which are attached to a plurality of fiber optic cable adapters which are generally aligned, comprising the following steps:

• providing a tray framework with a front end, a rear end, a first side and a second side;
• providing a first adapter mounted to the tray framework recessed from the front end and adjacent the first side;
• providing a second adapter mounted to the tray framework recessed from the front end and nearer the second side than the first adapter;
• providing a first and a second fiber optic cable passageway on the tray framework adjacent the first side and generally transverse to the orientation of the first and second fiber optic cables, the first fiber optic cable passageway being further away from the first and the second fiber optic adapters than the second fiber optic cable passageway;
• operatively attaching a first fiber optic cable to the first adapter such that it is generally oriented from the front end to the rear end of the tray framework, and routing the first fiber optic cable through the first fiber optic cable passageway such that a pre-determined bend radius is provided for the first fiber optic cable;
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• operatively attaching a second fiber optic cable to the second adapter such that it is generally oriented from the front end to the rear end of the tray framework, and routing the second fiber optic cable through the second fiber optic cable passageway such that a pre-determined bend radius is provided for the second fiber optic cable.