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US 7,072,559 B2Granted
Multiple hinged tray cable connecting joint and method of using same
AssigneeTyco Telecommunications (US) Inc.
InventorsDavid A. Giordano, Maurice Kordahi, William Edmund Girzone
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Abstract
A multiple hinged tray cable connecting joint includes a plurality of fiber trays pivotably coupled between sockets connected to fiber optic cables. The fiber trays can be positioned in a fiber loading position in which the fiber is spliced and coiled into the tray. The fiber trays can then be pivoted to a fiber storage position.
Claims20
A cable connecting joint comprising:
- first and second sockets adapted to connect to a cable;
- at least first and second fiber trays pivotably coupled between said sockets, wherein said fiber trays pivot along longitudinal axes of said trays between a fiber loading position and a fiber storage position;
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- a housing covering said sockets and said fiber trays.
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A cable connecting joint assembly comprising:
- first and second sockets adapted to connect to a cable;
- a shelf adapted to be coupled between said sockets;
- at least one fiber tray adapted to be pivotably coupled between said sockets, wherein said fiber tray is pivotable along a longitudinal axis of said fiber tray between a fiber loading position and a fiber storage position;
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- a housing adapted to cover said sockets, said shelf and said fiber tray.
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A method of storing optical fiber in a cable connecting joint, said method comprising:
- obtaining said optical fiber from ends of first and second cables to be connected by said cable connecting joint;
- positioning at least first and second fiber trays in a fiber loading position in said cable connecting joint;
- arranging said optical fiber in said at least first and second fiber trays;
- pivoting said at least first and second fiber trays along longitudinal axes of said fiber trays to a fiber storage position in said cable connecting joint.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.