Fiber management system and method for routing optical fiber having a minimum bend radius
CA 2249442 A1 · Owner: Next Level Communications · Inventors: Tucker, Russell L.; Falkenberg, Dean R.
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A fiber management system (100) for routing a plurality of optical fibers having a minimum bend radius. The fiber management system (100) includes fibre guides (101, 102) and one or more fiber trays (111a-111g). The fiber guide (101) includes a plurality of inner fingers (102a-102e) and a plurality of outer fingers (104a-104e) for retaining the optical fiber. At least one of the fingers has a curved portion with a radius selected to insure that the optical fiber does not bend past its minimum bend radius when routed over the finger. The fiber tray, which routes the optical fiber to the fiber guide has a , curved lip with a radius at least as large as the minimum bend radius of the …
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- Filed March 26, 1997. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended March 26, 2017.
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