Patent ID: 9575276
Date: 2017-02-21
CPC Classifications: G02B,H04Q

Claim:
1. A sliding tray configured to support one or more optical communications modules comprising: a body portion having one or more mounting locations for the one or more optical communications modules; a trough projecting from a front of the body portion and configured to support optical fibers connected to the one or more optical communications modules; a cover pivotably connected to the tray and selectively pivotable between an open position providing access to the trough and a closed position covering the trough, wherein said cover includes a main panel having a front edge, a rear edge and first and second side edges with a front wall depending from the front edge of the main panel and first and second side walls depending from the first and second side edges of the main panel, wherein the cover is connected to the tray between a rear of the body portion and a front, outer edge of the trough, and wherein in the closed position, the main panel covers the top of the trough; and first and second spaced supports on the tray, each of the first and second spaced supports including a first cooperating feature, each of the first and second side walls including a second cooperating feature, wherein the first cooperating feature of the first support attaches to the second cooperating feature of the first side wall and the first cooperating feature of the second support attaches to the second cooperating feature of the second side wall.