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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 30, 2017
Filed:
Jan. 10, 2014
Commscope Technologies Llc, Hickory, NC (US);
Steven P. Trebesch, Eagan, MN (US);
Thomas C. Tinucci, Chaska, MN (US);
Joel B. Douglas, Hutchinson, MN (US);
John C. Holman, Coon Rapids, MN (US);
Trevor D. Smith, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Paul C. Lance, Brooklyn Park, MN (US);
CommScope Technologies LLC, Hickory, NC (US);
Abstract
An optical fiber cable management panel is provided with slidable drawers and structure within the drawers for cable management and/or connection to other devices. Tray inserts drop into the drawers to provide the appropriate management and connection devices. A movable take-up mechanism manages the cable entering and exiting the drawers at side openings. Stackable pivoting storage trays on the tray insert include a detent arrangement for holding each tray in a pivoted access position. The tray inserts further include a front key, and a back tab mounting arrangement for mounting the tray inserts to the drawers, and side radius limiters including notches for extending over raised portions of the drawer. The take-up mechanism includes a U-shaped trough section and cable retention tabs. A control mechanism is provided for controlling movement of the take-up mechanism relative to the drawer.