Patent ID: 9594217
Date: 2017-03-14
CPC Classifications: G02B

Claim:
1. A fiber optic splicing assembly comprising: an assembly housing having a mounting side and an opposite outer facing side; and a fiber storing device removably mounted to the assembly housing, and being at least partially received in an assembly receiving passageway of a mounting wall; the fiber storing device comprising a mounting bracket for attaching the fiber storing device to the mounting wall and a reel for pre-storing an optical cable and/or fiber, the reel being mounted on the mounting bracket; wherein the mounting bracket comprises a support shaft, and the reel is movably mounted onto the support shaft such that the reel is axially movable relative to the support shaft from a retraction state, where the reel is positioned in the assembly receiving passageway, to an expansion state, where the reel is positioned outside the assembly receiving passageway; the fiber storing device further comprising a mounting sleeve having a first end connected to the reel in a manner of being axially movable, and a second end connected to the support shaft in a manner of being axially movable; and wherein the reel is rotatable relative to the mounting sleeve, the reel being rotatable in both the expansion state and the retraction state.