Patent ID: 7460757
Filing Date: 2008-12-02
Classification: G02B

Abstract:
1. A device comprising: a housing defining a cavity, an opening at which a buffered fiber cable can be input into the housing, and at least one channel through which at least a first optical fiber of the buffered fiber cable can be fed, the housing including a spindle arranged adjacent the cavity; a first cassette defining a groove having an open end and a closed end, the groove configured to receive the spindle through the open end to mount the first cassette within the cavity of the housing, the closed end of the groove cooperates with the spindle to form a pivot point about which the first cassette pivots, the first cassette being configured to receive and store an excess length of the first optical fiber, the first cassette also being configured to pivot about the pivot point from a first position, in which the first cassette is positioned within the cavity of the housing, to a second position, in which at least a portion of the first cassette is positioned outside the housing, the first cassette also being configured to be separated and removed from the housing by pivoting the first cassette to the second position and sliding the first cassette in a direction transverse to the spindle until the spindle passes through the open end of the groove; wherein the excess length of the first optical fiber is sufficiently long to allow the separation and removal of the first cassette from the housing to a remote workstation.