US5066149A
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Splice tray with slack take-up
Assignee: Commscope Connectivity LLC
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Filing: 1990-09-11
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Granted: 1991-11-19
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Expires: 2010-09-11
Abstract
Abstract A splice cabinet is disclosed having a chassis with a plurality of drawers slidably mounted in the chassis. Each of the drawers has a splice tray and a take-up spool slidably mounted on the drawer.
Inventors
- 👤 Todd Wheeler
- 👤 Wayne A. Johnson
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 21:02
CPC Classifications
G; G02; G02B; G02B6/00; G02B6/44; G02B6/4439; G02B6/444; G02B6/4453; G02B6/4454
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim
129 words
A splice cabinet comprising: a chassis; a plurality of drawers slidably mounted in the chassis and slidable between a first position with the drawer fully inserted within the chassis and the second position with the drawer extended from the interior of the chassis; each of said drawers having disposed thereon a splice tray for splicing together optical fibers; admitting means for admitting an optical fiber to be spliced from an exterior of a chassis into the drawer; take-up means for taking up a slack of fiber within a drawer as the drawer is moved from the first to the second position, said take-up means including a push member slidably mounted on the drawer and movable from a rear edge of a drawer toward a leading edge of the drawer.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
129 words
A splice cabinet comprising: a chassis; a plurality of drawers slidably mounted in the chassis and slidable between a first position with the drawer fully inserted within the chassis and the second position with the drawer extended from the interior of the chassis; each of said drawers having disposed thereon a splice tray for splicing together optical fibers; admitting means for admitting an optical fiber to be spliced from an exterior of a chassis into the drawer; take-up means for taking up a slack of fiber within a drawer as the drawer is moved from the first to the second position, said take-up means including a push member slidably mounted on the drawer and movable from a rear edge of a drawer toward a leading edge of the drawer.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
33 words
A splice cabinet according to claim 1 wherein said push member is provided with a fiber engaging surface having a curvature selected with a radius of bending greater than the predetermined minimum radius.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
41 words
A cabinet according to claim 1 wherein said push member includes a slide plate disposed beneath said drawer, said push member including a slide spool disposed above said drawer and extending through a slot in said drawer into said slide plate.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
37 words
A cabinet according to claim 3 wherein said spool is slidably connected to said slide plate to slide in a direction of movement of said drawer as the drawer is moved between said first and second positions.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1994-11-18 | 1995-05-20 | 1995-11-19 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1998-11-18 | 1999-05-20 | 1999-11-19 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 2002-11-18 | 2003-05-20 | 2003-11-19 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |