Fiber optic splice tray hinge adapter

Details Fiber optic splice tray hinge adapter Fiber optic splice tray hinge adapter

1995-05-10

1997-03-18

Bovernick, Rodney B.

Optical waveguides

Accessories

Splice box and surplus fiber storage/trays/organizers/ carriers

385134, 211194, 211 41, G02B 636

Patent

active

056130295

ABSTRACT:
A hinge adapter mounts to a fiber optic splice tray, such as the Keptel LL-2400.RTM. splice tray, and provides a hinging capability to these splice trays. The hinge adapters have a U-shaped member mounted at each corner of the splice tray. The U-shaped member has a central portion having a pair of arms depending therefrom, with the distal ends of the arms having an aperture and the ends of the central portion having a protrusion. When stacking the splice trays, the apertures formed in the arms of one hinge adapter receive protrusions in the central portion of another hinge adapter. When the hinge adapters on one side of a desired splice tray are separated from the hinge adapters above that splice tray, an installer or lineman can pivot the upper splice trays away from the desired tray and readily gain access to the desired splice tray. The U-shaped members are mounted to a side of the splice tray by brackets which are inserted into an area of the splice trays. The U-shaped members, the brackets, and a flexible band which joins two brackets are molded out of a flexible material, such as polycarbonate.

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patent: 4911521 (1990-03-01), Ryuto et al.
patent: 5080459 (1992-01-01), Wettengel et al.
patent: 5085397 (1992-02-01), Henkel
patent: 5323478 (1994-06-01), Milanowski et al.

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