Commscope Connectivity Belgium Bvba

Dw Reusables N.v.

Peter Claes

Johan Geens

Pieter Vermeulen

Heidi Bleus

Bart Mattie Claessens

David Jan Irma Van Baelen

Roel Modest Willy Bryon

Dirk Kempeneers

Emilie De Groe

Geert Antoon Parton

Erwin Beckers

Wouter Vranken

Ronnie Rosa Georges Liefsoens

Willem Lea Marcel De Vis

Thierry Janssens

Karel VanWinkel

Diederik Houben

Paul Baeyens

Peter Dreessen

Ilse Raymaekers

Loes Verheyen

Werner Brouwers

A telecommunications frame assembly includes a frame for housing a first set of fiber optic distribution devices in a vertically stacked arrangement on a right side of the frame and a second set of fiber optic distribution devices in a vertically stacked arrangement on a left side of the frame, wherein the frame defines top and bottom openings adjacent the outer edges of the frame at each of the right side and the left side for selectively leading cables to or from the fiber optic distribution devices to be mounted on the frame, the frame further defining a central vertical trough extending from a central top opening defined by the frame, wherein radius limiters are provided in vertically stacked arrangements at each of the right side and the left side of the frame for selectively guiding cabling between the first set and the second set of fiber optic distribution devices, wherein the radius limiters allow cabling to pass through the central trough between the right and left sides of the frame and/or into the central trough from either of the right and left sides of the frame for selective routing from or to the central top opening, the frame further defining a bottom trough that extends horizontally between the right and left sides of the frame, wherein each of the bottom openings adjacent the outer edges of the frame at the right and left sides communicate with the bottom trough and wherein the radius limiters at each of the right side and the left side of the frame also allow cabling to pass from the fiber optic distribution devices to the bottom trough.

Frame assemblies for optical fiber distribution elements

A hinge structure for pivotally mounting a first telecommunications element to a second telecommunications element includes a hinge pin provided on the first element and a hinge pin receiver provided on the second element. The hinge pin defines a notch separating the pin into two pin halves. The hinge pin receiver defines two sets of opposing surfaces, the two sets separated by a divider, the divider configured to be accommodated by the notch when the hinge pin is inserted into the hinge pin receiver, wherein each opposing surface set defines a slot for receiving each pin half.

Telecommunications distribution elements

A mounting system for latching a cable management structure to a telecommunications fixture includes a first locking feature on the management structure defining first and second hook-like members separated apart, each defining a vertical slide portion and a larger vertical retention portion, the first locking feature including an elastically flexible latch between the first and second hook-like members. A second locking feature defining first and second slots is located on a planar wall of the telecommunications fixture, wherein the first and second slots define a receiver portion and a retention portion, the receiver portion for accommodating the retention portion of the hook-like members and the retention portion for accommodating the slide portion of the hook-like members, the second locking feature also defining a latch opening. The cable management structure also defines curvature that provides bend radius protection along at least two perpendicular planes.

An enclosure () includes a base () defining a splice region () and a cover () coupled to the base () to move between a closed position and an open position. A plurality of ruggedized adapters () are on the cover (), each adapter having an inner port () and an outer port (). A removable module () is disposed on the cover (), at least one input fiber () being routed from the splice region () of the base () to the removable module (), wherein the at least one input fiber () is output from the module as a pigtail () having a connectorized end that is connected to an inner port () of a ruggedized adapter (). A cable input location () receives an input cable () including at least one tube () surrounding at least one fiber () that carries the same signal as the at least one input fiber () being routed from the splice region () to the removable module (). The input cable () is anchored to the base () at the cable input location (). A tube holder () is slidably mounted to the base () past the cable input location (), wherein the tube holder () keeps separate an unused fiber-carrying tube () that is stored within the base () in a loop () from a fiber-carrying tube () whose fiber () leads toward the splice region () of the base () for further routing toward the removable module ().

Splitter module and enclosure for use therein

A telecommunications rack system includes a first element defining splice locations and a second element defining adapters for receiving connectorized cabling, wherein the first and second elements are positioned on the same rack. A first end of a fiber optic pigtail is spliced at and extends from the splice locations of the first element. A second end is connectorized with a fiber optic connector that is coupled to an adapter of the second element. The pigtail extends between the first and second elements. A cable manager is removably mounted at the side of at least one of the first and second elements. The cable manager defines a U-shaped passage including ends that open toward one end of the elements and a closed end opposite the open ends. The U-shaped passage defines cable pass-throughs adjacent the closed end for transitioning cables from inside the U-shaped passage to an exterior thereof, wherein the connectorized pigtail is passed at least through a portion of the U-shaped passage and out the cable pass-through going from the first element to the second element.

A hinge structure () for pivotally mounting a first telecommunications element () to a second telecommunications element () includes a hinge pin () provided on the first element () and a hinge pin receiver () provided on the second element (). The hinge pin () defines a notch () separating the pin () into two pin halves (). The hinge pin receiver () defines two sets of opposing surfaces (), the two sets () separated by a divider (), the divider () configured to be accommodated by the notch () when the hinge pin () is inserted into the hinge pin receiver (), wherein each opposing surface set () defines a slot () for receiving each pin half ().

Tools and associated methods for facilitating feeding of optical fibers into a tube. In particular, the tools and associated methods are adapted to remove overlaps and tangles in the fibers as they are being fed into the tube. In this way, the number of fibers that can be fed into a tube of given transverse cross-sectional area can be maximized.

Tool and method for inserting optical fibers into a tube

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Berlaar, Belgium

Peter Claes