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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 01, 2001
Filed:
May. 03, 1999
Applicant:
Inventor:
Terrance D. Hunsinger, Raleigh, NC (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/36 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/36 ;
Abstract
A splice closure includes a splice tray having a medial portion on which at least one optical fiber splice and any slack is contained thereon. The splice tray can be formed from a flexible material, such that the splice tray can be rolled upon itself and biased back into an unrolled condition after any rolling force is released. A bulbous configured closure has at least one opposing opening through which fiber optic cable to be spliced is received. The splice tray is received within the bulbous configured closure. The splice tray is biased into an unrolled condition within the bulbous configured closure to aid in maintaining a minimum bend radius of any fibers.