Patent ID: 7620288
Filing Date: 2009-11-17
Classification: G02B

Abstract:
1. A method of repairing a spliced cable within a splice tray having a plurality of spliced cables, the splice tray including a splice holding arrangement and a storage arrangement, each cable of the plurality of spliced cables including an incoming cable length and an outgoing cable length interconnected by a splice component, the splice component being held by the splice holding arrangement, the incoming cable length and the outgoing cable length being routed within the storage arrangement, the method of repairing the spliced cable comprising the steps of: a) removing at least one of the incoming cable length and the outgoing cable length of a spliced cable from an outer cable loop; b) utilizing a portion of the at least one cable length, wherein utilizing the portion results in a shortened cable length; and c) routing the shortened cable length within an inner cable loop without crossing over other spliced cable lengths.