Patent ID: 6351591
Filing Date: 2002-02-26
Classification: G02B

Abstract:
A fiber optic buffer tube storage device with an integrated bend limiter comprising:a support; a housing including a first end mounted on said support and a distal end projecting outwardly therefrom, said housing having an outer surface adapted for retaining a fiber optical cable and an inner area disposed within said housing for storing buffer tubes during nonuse; said housing projecting a predetermined first distance from said support for providing an unobstructed area for retaining a fiber optical cable on the outer surface thereof; an interior wall provided within said housing for defining said inner area of said housing, said interior wall forming a surface for displacing the inner area a predetermined second distance from said support for providing an unobstructed area for storing buffer tubes therein; said predetermined second distance being less than said predetermined first distance for forming an enlarged area for retaining a fiber optical cable on the outer surface of said housing relative to said inner area for storing buffer tubes during nonuse, wherein said outer surface of said housing is circular in cross section; and a connector mounted on said support and being biased for engagement with an aperture in a junction box and adapted for securing said support to a function box during use.