Patent ID: 7418184
Filing Date: 2008-08-26
Classification: G02B

Abstract:
1. An organizer for spliced or split conductors wherein at least some of the conductors are fiber optic, the organizer comprising: a plurality of trays; and at least one hinge mechanism hingedly connecting each of the trays from the plurality of trays to at least one other tray, wherein each tray includes a second side of the plate provides a working surface, the working surface of each tray further including a guide means for guiding the conductors within the tray, and wherein a first of the plurality of trays is a base tray, the base tray further including at least one port for the passage of conductors into and out of the organizer, and wherein the base tray is flanked along a first edge by a second tray, and wherein each hinge mechanism includes a routing means for routing the conductors between adjacent connected trays, and wherein each hinge mechanism is operable so as to provide an opened position in which the support surfaces of adjacent connected trays and the hinge mechanism between them are effectively coplanar, facilitating access to the working surfaces of the trays, and a closed position in which the working surfaces of adjacent connected trays are parallel and facing one another.