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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 19, 2018
Filed:
May. 16, 2016
3m Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
William J. Clatanoff, Austin, TX (US);
Zachary M. Thompson, Austin, TX (US);
Donald K. Larson, Cedar Park, TX (US);
3M Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
Fiber management assembly comprises an optical fiber splitter, a splice holding section having a fiber splice device mounted therein, and a slack storage system. The optical fiber splitter, splice holding section and slack storage system are disposed on one of a tray and an interior surface of an enclosure body. In addition, patch panel tray having a patch panel comprising a plurality of adapters mounted thereon is provided, wherein a bare end of a splitter input fiber is routed via the slack storage system to a first end of the splice device, and wherein pre-connectorized splitter output fibers are routed to different adapters of the plurality of adapters.