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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 02, 2005
Filed:
Oct. 09, 2003
Klaus Werner Bohle, Bottrop, DE;
Peter Hoeschler, Velbert, DE;
Klaus Werner Bohle, Bottrop, DE;
Peter Hoeschler, Velbert, DE;
3M Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
A system for management of optical fibers. The system has a housing including a back side and a front side. There are a plurality of drawers mounted in the housing. The drawers have a front and a back and are mounted so as to be moveable between a first position and a second position. The drawers are in the first position, the housing substantially blocks access to the back of the drawers. When the drawers are in the second position, there is access to the back of the drawers. The system also includes an array of fiber optic connectors mounted on a respective one of each of the drawers and an array of fiber optic splicing cassettes mounted on a respective one of each of the drawers.