Butt closures and organizer assemblies therefor
A fiber optic closure is provided, including a base insertable at least partially into the interior of the closure. A bracket assembly includes a plurality of hinge assemblies along a transverse axis. A connector shaft connects an organizer assembly and the base together. The organizer assembly includes a main body extending between a front and a rear, a first sidewall, and a second sidewall. The main body includes a base panel extending between the first sidewall and the second sidewall and from the front to the rear. An upper retention tab extends from one or more of the first sidewall, the second sidewall, or a front wall of the main body. A lower retention tab extends from one or more walls and is positioned proximate along a transverse axis to the base panel relative to the upper retention tab.
1 . A fiber optic closure, the closure comprising:
a base insertable at least partially into an interior of the closure;
a basket extending along a longitudinal axis between a first end and a second end, wherein the first end forms an open end such that one or more cables extends into the interior of the closure along the longitudinal axis, and the second end forms a closed end;
a bracket assembly extending along a transverse axis from the basket, the bracket assembly comprising a plurality of hinge assemblies along the transverse axis;
a fiber optic organizing system rotatably and removably connectable to the bracket assembly between the hinge assemblies, the organizing system extending along the longitudinal axis between the first end and the second end and extending along a lateral axis between a first sidewall and a second sidewall, wherein a plurality of pairs of retention tabs comprises an upper retention tab and a lower retention tab, the upper retention tab extending along the lateral axis from one or more of the first sidewall or the second sidewall, and the lower retention tab extending from the first sidewall or the second sidewall proximate along the transverse axis to the base panel relative to the upper retention tab, wherein each pair of retention tabs comprises the upper retention tab offset along the longitudinal axis to a respective lower retention tab; and
a connector shaft extending from the first end along the longitudinal axis, the connector shaft connecting the organizing system and the base together.
2 . The fiber optic closure of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of hinge assemblies is a linear array angled relative to the transverse axis.
3 . The fiber optic closure of claim 2 , the fiber optic closure comprising:
an adapter module comprising an adapter wall extending along the transverse axis, wherein a slot is extending along the transverse axis from an upper peripheral edge of the adapter wall, and wherein an adapter insert is extending along a base panel and disposable within slots at adapter walls.
4 . The fiber optic closure of claim 1 , wherein the upper retention tab is offset along the longitudinal axis relative to the lower retention tab.
5 . The fiber optic closure of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of pairs of retention tabs comprises a first pair wherein the upper retention tab and the lower retention tab extend further along the lateral axis relative to a second pair of the upper retention tab and the lower retention tab.
6 . The fiber optic closure of claim 5 , wherein the second pair of the upper retention tab and the lower retention tab is positioned along the longitudinal axis between two or more of the first pair of the upper retention tab and the lower retention tab.
7 . The fiber optic closure of claim 5 , wherein the plurality of walls comprises a first sidewall separated from a second sidewall along the lateral axis, wherein the plurality of pairs of retention tabs is extending from each of the first sidewall and the second sidewall, and wherein the first pair of retention tabs is positioned at the first sidewall opposite along the lateral axis of the first pair of retention tabs positioned at the second sidewall.
8 . The fiber optic closure of claim 5 , wherein the plurality of pairs of retention tabs is extending from each of the first sidewall and the second sidewall, and wherein the second pair of retention tabs is positioned at the first sidewall opposite along the lateral axis of the second pair of retention tabs positioned at the second sidewall.
9 . The fiber optic closure of claim 1 , wherein the upper retention tab is non-overlapping along the transverse axis relative to the lower retention tab.
10 . The fiber optic closure of claim 1 , wherein the base panel forms an opening corresponding to each of the upper retention tab and the lower retention tab.
11 . The fiber optic closure of claim 1 , wherein the upper retention tab is extending from the first sidewall from an uppermost edge along the transverse direction.
12 . The fiber optic closure of claim 1 , wherein a plurality of mount openings is formed at the base panel.
13 . The fiber optic closure of claim 12 , the system comprising:
a splice module forming one or more module walls extending along the transverse axis and the lateral axis, wherein the plurality of mount openings is configured to receive the splice module and affix to the base panel.
14 . The fiber optic closure of claim 13 , wherein the splice module comprises one or more partitions extending from the module wall along a direction between the lateral axis and the longitudinal axis.
15 . The fiber optic closure of claim 14 , wherein the partitions are deformable to allow a splice sleeve to affix to the splice module between pairs of module walls.
16 . The fiber optic closure of claim 13 , wherein the splice module retainer comprises a leg corresponding to a respective mount opening formed at the base panel.
17 . A fiber optic closure, the fiber optic closure comprising:
a base insertable at least partially into an interior of the closure;
a basket extending along a longitudinal axis between a first end and a second end, wherein the first end forms an open end such that one or more cables extends into the interior of the closure along the longitudinal axis, and the second end forms a closed end;
a bracket assembly extending along a transverse axis from the basket, the bracket assembly comprising a plurality of hinge assemblies along the transverse axis;
an organizing system rotatably and removably connectable to the bracket assembly between the hinge assemblies, the organizing system comprising a main body, the main body including a plurality of walls separated along the longitudinal axis between a front and a rear and along the lateral axis, the main body comprising a base panel connecting the plurality of walls, wherein a plurality of pairs of retention tabs comprises an upper retention tab and a lower retention tab, the upper retention tab extending along the lateral axis from one or more of the plurality of walls, and the lower retention tab extending from one or more of the plurality of walls proximate along the transverse axis to the base panel relative to the upper retention tab, wherein each pair of retention tabs comprises the upper retention tab offset along the longitudinal axis to a respective lower retention tab, the organizing system comprising an adapter module comprising a leg corresponding to a respective mount opening formed at the base panel, wherein the adapter module is receivable by the mount opening at the base panel, and wherein the adapter module comprises a laterally extending adapter wall, wherein the adapter wall forms a slot extending along the transverse axis configured to receive an adapter insert; and
a connector shaft extending from the first end along the longitudinal axis, the connector shaft connecting the organizing system and the base together.
18 . The fiber optic closure of claim 17 , the organizing system comprising a splice module forming one or more module walls extending along the transverse axis and the lateral axis, wherein the plurality of mount openings is configured to receive the splice module and affix to the base panel, the splice module comprising one or more partitions extending from the module wall along a direction between the lateral axis and the longitudinal axis.