Patent ID: 6792190
Filing Date: 2004-09-14
Classification: G02B

Abstract:
A fiber optic splitter tray system comprised of:a tray framework with a front end, a rear end, a first side and a second side; a plurality of fiber optic splitters mounted generally transverse to the tray framework, toward the rear end of the tray framework; a plurality of fiber optic adapters mounted generally longitudinally to the framework, the adapters being recessed from the front end of the framework such that fiber optic cables operatively attached to the adapters are housed within the front end while maintaining a pre-determined minimum bend radius in the cables; and further comprising a fiber optic cable guard releasably mounted to the tray framework, such that the guard is movable vertically downward from a guarding position to a downward position when the tray framework is in an outward position, and further wherein the guard is slidable rearward from the downward position to a downward retracted position.