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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 13, 2016
Filed:
Nov. 23, 2010
William J. Giraud, Azle, TX (US);
Brian D. Kingsbury, Watauga, TX (US);
M. Heath Rasmussen, Keller, TX (US);
Diana Rodriguez, Fort Worth, TX (US);
William J. Giraud, Azle, TX (US);
Brian D. Kingsbury, Watauga, TX (US);
M. Heath Rasmussen, Keller, TX (US);
Diana Rodriguez, Fort Worth, TX (US);
Corning Optical Communications LLC, Hickory, NC (US);
Abstract
Removable fiber management sections for fiber optic housings, and related components and methods are disclosed. In one embodiment, a fiber optic system is provided. The fiber optic system comprises a fiber optic housing defining at least one interior chamber configured to support fiber optic equipment. The fiber optic system also comprises a removable front section connected to the fiber optic housing and defining at least one front section interior chamber coupled to the at least one interior chamber of the fiber optic housing. The removable front section is configured to support at least one fiber management device to manage one or more fibers connected to fiber optic equipment disposed in the enclosure. In another embodiment, a method of managing optical fiber in a fiber optic system is provided.