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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 10, 1998
Filed:
Dec. 05, 1996
Wilson E Suarez, Burbank, CA (US);
Colin M Smith, Burbank, CA (US);
PSI Telecommunications, Inc., Burbank, CA (US);
Abstract
A fiber optic splice closure assembly has a generally elongate casing having two generally parallel side walls, first and second end walls and a generally planar base, the side walls and end walls extending substantially perpendicular to the base. The optical fiber splice tray may include a combination of one or more: lateral pivot assemblies; longitudinal hinge assemblies; alignment bosses; buffer tube receiving channels having a buffer tube retainer; insert retention socket and insert; splice block; tier bracket hinge assembly and interlocking assembly to assist in aligning and securing a plurality of such splice trays together and to secure buffer tubes within the splice tray and assist in optical fiber dressing within the splice tray.