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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 01, 2026
Filed:
Feb. 19, 2024
Corning Research & Development Corporation, Corning, NY (US);
Diana Rodriguez, Mansfield, TX (US);
Anthony Lynn Williams, Fort Worth, TX (US);
CORNING RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, Corning, NY (US);
Abstract
A support spline to provide support for a tray includes a generally planar main body that includes a top edge, a bottom edge, two lateral edges and an opening in a central portion of the main body that extends from the central portion of the main body to the top edge of the main body. Additionally, at least one upper flange extends away from the top edge of the main body and at least one lower flange extends away from the bottom edge of the main body. A tray having the support spline attached thereto is disclosed and a housing having a plurality of trays is disclosed. A method of making a support spline is also disclosed, as is a method of making a tray for a housing configured to be received in a distribution frame of a fiber optic network.