IP Library Granted Patent US 10,908,375
Granted Patent B2
US 10,908,375 · App. 16/263,765 · Granted Feb 2, 2021

Telecommunications distribution elements

Inventors: Johan Geens (Bunsbeek, BE); Pieter Vermeulen (Westerlo, BE); Eric Marcel M. Keustermans (Houwaart, BE); Kristof Vastmans (Boutersem, BE)
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 10,908,375
App. No.
16/263,765
Granted
Feb 2, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

An optical fiber distribution element ( 1810 ) includes a chassis ( 1820 ), an optical device ( 1900 ) mounted to the chassis ( 1820 ), the optical device ( 1900 ) including a plurality of cables ( 2134 ) extending from the optical device ( 1900 ) into the chassis ( 1820 ), and a cable management device ( 2110/2210 ) mounted to the chassis ( 1820 ). The cable management device ( 2110/2210 ) includes a plurality of radius limiters in the form of spools ( 2132/2232 ) in a stacked arrangement for managing the cables ( 2134 ) extending from the optical device ( 1900 ) for further connection within the chassis ( 1820 ), wherein a first of the spools ( 2132/2232 ) defines a spool wall ( 2136/2236 ) having a different wall length than that of a second of the spools ( 2132/2232 ), wherein a first of the plurality of cables ( 2134 ) is routed around the first of the spools ( 2132/2232 ) and a second of the plurality of cables ( 2134 ) is routed around the second of the spools ( 2132/2232 ) that has a different spool wall length than that of the first of the spools ( 2132/2232 ).

Claims (7)

1. An optical fiber distribution element comprising:

a chassis;

a tray slidably mounted to the chassis, the tray movable between a closed position and an open position, wherein the tray includes at least one removable hingedly mounted frame member, the frame member including a plurality of connection locations defined by fiber optic adapters;

an optical device mounted to the chassis, the optical device including a plurality of same length cables extending from the optical device into the tray of the chassis; and

a cable management device mounted to the chassis, the cable management device including a plurality of radius limiters in the form of spools in a stacked arrangement for managing the same length cables extending from the optical device for further connection to the fiber optic adapters defined by the frame member within the tray, wherein a first of the spools defines a spool wall having a different wall length than that of a second of the spools, wherein a first of the plurality of same length cables is routed around the first of the spools and a second of the plurality of same length cables is routed around the second of the spools that has a different spool wall length than that of the first of the spools, wherein the cable management device is provided as an insert that is also removably mounted to the at least one removable hingedly mounted frame member within the tray.

2. An optical fiber distribution element according to claim 1 , wherein the optical device is a fiber optic splitter.

3. An optical fiber distribution element according to claim 1 , wherein the optical device is mounted with a mounting bracket that slidably latches to the chassis, wherein the mounting bracket removably receives the optical device with a snap-fit interlock.

Continuity (3)
Continuation 15564114
Provisional Application 62142903 · Apr 3, 2015
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