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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 22, 2016
Filed:
Jul. 28, 2014
Applicant:
Adc Telecommunications, Inc., Berwyn, PA (US);
Inventors:
Paula Rudenick, Jordan, MN (US);
Dennis Krampotich, Shakopee, MN (US);
Assignee:
CommScope Technologies LLC, Hickory, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/00 (2006.01); G02B 6/44 (2006.01); F16L 3/00 (2006.01); F16L 3/18 (2006.01); F16L 3/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/4439 (2013.01); F16L 3/00 (2013.01); F16L 3/18 (2013.01); F16L 3/26 (2013.01); G02B 6/4471 (2013.01); Y10T 29/4913 (2015.01);
Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a fiber optic retention device to properly accommodate for cable management arrangements and schemes in telecommunication infrastructures that are massive in scale and/or require subsequent adaptation of the infrastructures. The device includes a C-shaped opening and a spring biased door which moves inwardly to allow cable entry and exit to the device. In one embodiment, the spring is an integral extension of the door. In another embodiment, the spring is a separate torsion coil spring.