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US 8,009,954 B2Granted
Fiber optic splice tray
AssigneeADC Telecommunications, Inc.
InventorsOscar Fernando Bran de León, James J. Solheid, Thomas G. LeBlanc, Trevor D. Smith
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Abstract
A splice tray includes a splice region and a fiber management region to facilitate splicing together two or more fibers. The splice tray can be pivotally coupled to one or more additional splice trays using pivot linkages to form a splice tray arrangement. A pivot linkage can include first and second laterally spaced coupling sections extending in opposite directions. A magnetic coupling arrangement can releasably secure the splice trays of a splice tray arrangement to one another.
Claims19
A splice tray arrangement comprising:
- a first splice tray including a first hinge pin extending at least partially along a first side of the first splice tray;
- a second splice tray including a second hinge pin;
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- a pivot linkage including a first coupling section configured to couple to the first hinge pin and a second coupling section configured to couple to the second hinge pin, the second coupling section being laterally spaced from the first coupling section along the first side of the first splice tray, wherein the first splice tray is coupled to the pivot linkage at only the first coupling section and the second splice tray is coupled to the pivot linkage at only the second coupling section.
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A pivot linkage for connecting two trays comprising:
- a first coupling section configured to mount to a first splice tray, the first coupling section having a first insertion axis;
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- a second coupling section coupled to the first coupling section, the second coupling section being configured to mount to a second splice tray, the second coupling section having a second insertion axis that is parallel to and offset from the first insertion axis, the second coupling section extending in a different direction from the first coupling section, wherein only one coupling section extends in each direction.
A splice tray comprising:
- a fiber input/output region configured to secure at least one fiber to the splice tray;
- a fiber management region including at least one fiber spool configured to accommodate excess length of any fiber entering the splice tray at the fiber input/output region, the fiber spool defining a cavity;
- a base panel extending between first and second end walls and between first and second side walls to define the splice tray, the base panel having a first side and an opposite second side that extend between the first and second end walls and the first and second side walls, the base panel including at least a first stepped-up portion protruding from the first side of the base panel at the fiber input/output region to define a recess in the second side of the base panel, the recess being configured to provide clearance to accommodate a securement arrangement for coupling at least a first optical fiber to the base panel, wherein the first stepped-up portion of the base panel defines at least one opening configured to facilitate coupling of the securement arrangement to the base panel, and wherein the fiber spool of the fiber management region extends upwardly from the base panel;
- a fiber splice region at which the fiber can be optically coupled to a second fiber;
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- a magnet arranged within the cavity defined in the fiber spool.
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A splice tray comprising:
- a fiber input/output region configured to secure at least one fiber to the splice tray;
- a fiber management region including at least one fiber spool configured to accommodate excess length of any fiber entering the splice tray at the fiber input/output region, the fiber spool defining a cavity;
- a base panel extending between first and second end walls and between first and second side walls to define the splice tray, the base panel having a first side and an opposite second side that extend between the first and second end walls and the first and second side walls, the base panel including at least a first stepped-up portion protruding from the first side of the base panel at the fiber input/output region to define a recess in the second side of the base panel, the recess being configured to provide clearance to accommodate a securement arrangement for coupling at least a first optical fiber to the base panel, wherein the stepped-up portion of the base panel defines a plurality of openings configured to facilitate coupling of the securement arrangement to the base panel, and wherein the fiber spool of the fiber management region extends upwardly from the base panel;
- a fiber splice region at which the fiber can be optically coupled to a second fiber;
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- a magnet arranged within the cavity defined in the fiber spool.
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A splice tray arrangement comprising:
- a first splice tray;
- a second splice tray vertically offset from the first splice tray;
- a first pivot linkage including a first coupling section laterally offset from a second coupling section, the first coupling section of the first pivot linkage being coupled to the first splice tray and the second coupling section of the first pivot linkage being coupled to the second splice tray to enable the first and second splice trays to rotate relative to each other;
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- a second pivot linkage including a first coupling section laterally offset from a second coupling section, the first coupling section of the second pivot linkage being coupled to the second splice tray and the second coupling section of the second pivot linkage being configured to couple to a third splice tray to enable the second and third splice trays to rotate relative to each other, the first coupling section of the second pivot linkage being vertically aligned with the first coupling section of the first pivot linkage and the second coupling section of the second pivot linkage being vertically aligned with the second coupling section of the first pivot linkage.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.