Enclosure and fiber optic organizer including rotating trays
Fiber management organizer assemblies of telecommunications closures. The assemblies include a base, a main body, a basket for holding portions of optical fibers and a fiber management tray support structure that pivotally supports fiber management trays. The basket mounts to the main body with a snap feature. The basket is mountable in two positions, a forward position, and an oppositely facing reverse position. The main body mounts to the base with a snap feature, including a spring loaded plunger, and a slidable engagement feature including a surrounding lip. The trays and the main body include a slidable locking feature for holding one or more trays in a rotated position away from lower structure of the organizer.
1 . A fiber management organizer, comprising:
a main body, a fiber storage basket and fiber management trays, wherein the main body is configured for rotatably holding the fiber management trays, wherein the fiber management trays and the main body include a locking feature for holding one or more of the fiber management trays in a rotated position away from lower structure of the organizer including further of the fiber management trays, a basket, or other structure, wherein the locking feature includes a slide member configured to slide within a pocket of one of the fiber management trays.
2 . The fiber management organizer of claim 1 , wherein the fiber management trays are stacked on top of one another along a vertical axis.
3 . The fiber management organizer of claim 1 , wherein the fiber management trays are mounted to an angled tower at an oblique angle.
4 . The fiber management organizer of claim 1 , wherein the fiber storage basket includes a bottom wall and sidewalls that, together with the bottom wall, define an interior basket volume.
5 . The fiber management organizer of claim 1 , wherein the fiber storage basket includes a plurality of tabs projecting horizontally from upper portions of the side walls and parallel to a fiber surface of the bottom wall.
6 . The fiber management organizer of claim 1 , wherein the main body is slid in a transverse direction relative to a longitudinal axis of the main body from a disengaged position of the main body with respect to a base to an engaged position of the main body with respect to the base.
7 . The fiber management organizer of claim 6 , wherein the base includes an alignment trough with a ramp for receiving a spring plunger during alignment and before engagement.
8 . The fiber management organizer of claim 7 , wherein a ball is positioned in a hole, and an edge is positioned under a shoulder.
9 . The fiber management organizer of claim 7 , wherein a fastener can be received in an opening of the base through an arm.
10 . The fiber management organizer of claim 1 , wherein the slide member includes retaining tabs with ramped ends to maintain the slide member in a locked position or in a rotatable position.
11 . The fiber management organizer of claim 10 , wherein each hinge pin of each fiber management tray includes a rounded portion on each end of the hinge pin, and an intermediate rounded portion.
12 . The fiber management organizer of claim 11 , wherein each hinge pin of each fiber management tray further includes retention bumps on each side of the hinge pin.
13 . The fiber management organizer of claim 1 , wherein the fiber storage basket is mountable to the main body with a snap feature.
14 . The fiber management organizer of claim 13 , wherein the fiber storage basket is mountable in two positions, a forward position, and an oppositely facing reverse position.
15 . The fiber management organizer of claim 1 , further comprising a base of a closure, wherein the main body mounts to the base of the closure with a snap feature.
16 . The fiber management organizer of claim 15 , wherein the snap feature includes a spring-loaded plunger, and a slidable engagement feature including a surrounding lip.
17 . A fiber management organizer, comprising:
a base of a closure;
a main body;
a fiber storage basket; and
fiber management trays,
wherein the main body is configured for rotatably holding the fiber management trays;
wherein the fiber management trays and the main body include a locking feature for holding one or more of the fiber management trays in a rotated position away from lower structure of the organizer including further of the fiber management trays, a basket, or other structure;
wherein the locking feature includes a slide member;
wherein the main body is slid in a transverse direction relative to a longitudinal axis of the main body from a disengaged position of the main body with respect to the base to an engaged position of the main body with respect to the base; and
wherein the base includes an alignment trough with a ramp for receiving a spring plunger during alignment and before engagement.
18 . The fiber management organizer of claim 17 , wherein a ball is positioned in a hole, and an edge is positioned under a shoulder.
19 . The fiber management organizer of claim 17 , wherein a fastener can be received in an opening of the base through an arm.
20 . A fiber management organizer, comprising:
a base;
a main body;
a fiber storage basket; and
fiber management trays,
wherein the main body is configured for rotatably holding the fiber management trays;
wherein the fiber management trays and the main body include a locking feature for holding one or more of the fiber management trays in a rotated position away from lower structure of the organizer including further of the fiber management trays, a basket, or other structure;
wherein the locking feature includes a slide member;
wherein the main body mounts to the base of the closure with a snap feature; and
wherein the snap feature includes a spring-loaded plunger, and a slidable engagement feature including a surrounding lip.