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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 13, 2005
Filed:
Jul. 30, 2004
William J M Giraud, Springtown, TX (US);
Andrew G. Stanush, Fort Worth, TX (US);
Terry L. Cooke, Hickory, NC (US);
John B. Johnson, Hickory, NC (US);
William J M Giraud, Springtown, TX (US);
Andrew G. Stanush, Fort Worth, TX (US);
Terry L. Cooke, Hickory, NC (US);
John B. Johnson, Hickory, NC (US);
Corning Cable Systems LLC, Hickory, NC (US);
Abstract
A connector housing includes a housing assembly and a tray assembly. The tray assembly being slidably mounted relative to the housing assembly and having a first position within the housing assembly so that the tray assembly is fully inserted within the housing assembly in a stored position. The tray assembly also has a first position beyond an interior of the housing assembly. In the first position, a first portion of a tray of the tray assembly is rotatable relative to a second portion of the tray at a hingeable section of the tray, thereby allowing easier access to components, connections, and/or cables on the tray. In another embodiment, the tray assembly is slidable into a rearward position beyond the interior of the housing assembly.