Stackable optical fiber retainer

An optical fiber retainer comprising:

• a first split band of material having a bottom, a top, a front and a back surrounding an interior passage through the first band from a first side of the first band to a second side of the first band,
• said front including a front first portion depending from said top and having a bottom edge facing away from said top and a front second portion extending from said bottom and including a top edge facing away from said bottom, the top edge and bottom edge comprising a first split of the first split band,
• said back including a back first portion depending from said top and having a bottom edge facing away from said top and a back second portion extending from said bottom and including a top edge facing away from said bottom, the top edge and bottom edge of the back comprising a second split of the first split band,
• said back further including a first fastener element on said back first portion and a second fastener element on said back second portion complementary to said first fastener element and releasably connecting said back first portion to said back second portion,
• wherein said first fastener element comprises a first one of a projection and a receiver and the second fastener element comprises the other of said projection and said receiver, said receiver comprising an opening having a side wall and a slot in the side wall, and said projection including a flange extending into said slot.

An optical fiber retainer comprising:

• first and second split bands of material each comprising:
• a bottom, a top, a front and a back surrounding an interior passage through the band from a first side of the band to a second side of the band, said front including a first portion depending from said top and having a bottom edge facing away from said top and a second portion extending from said bottom and including a top edge facing away from said bottom, the top edge and bottom edge comprising a first split of the split band,
• said back including hinge means for changing a separation between said top edge and said bottom edge;
• said bottom including an inner surface comprising a wall of said interior passage and an outer surface facing away from said interior passage and said top including an inner surface comprising a wall of said interior passage and an outer surface facing away from said interior passage, and
• connector means for releasably connecting said first split band top to said second split band bottom.