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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 16, 2013
Filed:
Feb. 17, 2010
Gil Ruiz, McKinney, TX (US);
Thomas Crain, Melissa, TX (US);
Gary F. Gibbs, Wylie, TX (US);
Joseph C. Livingston, Frisco, TX (US);
Aly Fahd, Dallas, TX (US);
Gil Ruiz, McKinney, TX (US);
Thomas Crain, Melissa, TX (US);
Gary F. Gibbs, Wylie, TX (US);
Joseph C. Livingston, Frisco, TX (US);
Aly Fahd, Dallas, TX (US);
Abstract
A fiber management device includes a first member having a floor, a first end, a second end and first and second sides, the first end including at least one holder for securing at least one optical fiber adapter to the first member, the second end including a frame holding a plurality of fiber optic connectors, the first side and second sides including first and second fiber guide structures. A first optical fiber connector is in the at least one holder, and includes a first plurality of optical fibers forming a first loop on the floor that contacts the first fiber guide structure and the second fiber guide structure. A second member includes a housing releasably connected to the first member and defining with the first member an enclosure for the first loop.