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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 18, 2004
Filed:
May. 07, 2001
Bassel H. Daoud, Parsippany, NJ (US);
Jason A. Kay, Robbinsville, NJ (US);
David S. Kerr, Morris Plains, NJ (US);
Ivan Pawlenko, Holland, PA (US);
Larry Samson, Langhorne, PA (US);
Ronald Marchisin, Toby Hanna, PA (US);
Lucent Technologies Inc., Murray Hill, NJ (US);
Abstract
A high-density, small fiber optic enclosure permits the cross-connection and interconnection of optical fibers, through the use of an open-faced compact layering technique. The optical fiber enters an aperture in the bottom of the enclosure which includes a first section attachable to a wall surface, and a second section connected to the first enclosure section by a hinge. The first enclosure section includes an optical fiber splice holder and a plurality of hooks and clips for holding the optical fibers. The second enclosure section includes a plurality of hooks and clips also. The fibers enter the first section, are connected to the hooks and clips, and cross over to the second section and return to the first section and ultimately pass through an exit aperture in such a fashion as to form a plurality of FIG. 8 layers. If the optical fibers are not shielded, it is possible to use two opposing S-shaped fiber tubes to protect them at the crossover between the first and second enclosure.