US 11,892,683 B2
Flexible organizer and self-supporting unit
Roel Modest Willy Bryon, Kessel-Lo (BE); Jan Willem Rietveld, Benschop (NL); Philippe Coenegracht, Hasselt (BE); Johan Geens, Bunsbeek (BE); and Pieter Vermeulen, Westerlo (BE)
Assigned to COMMSCOPE TECHNOLOGIES LLC, Hickory, NC (US)
Filed by COMMSCOPE TECHNOLOGIES LLC, Hickory, NC (US)
Filed on Jun. 17, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/843,061.
Application 17/843,061 is a continuation of application No. 17/045,731, granted, now 11,397,295, previously published as PCT/US2019/025869, filed on Apr. 4, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/811,961, filed on Feb. 28, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/654,146, filed on Apr. 6, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2022/0317383 A1, Oct. 6, 2022
Int. Cl. G02B 6/36 (2006.01); G02B 6/44 (2006.01)
CPC G02B 6/3608 (2013.01) [G02B 6/4439 (2013.01)] 23 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A fiber management device, comprising:
(a) a flexible, film-like substrate including:
(i) a first flexible portion with at least one optical fiber adhesively secured thereon; and
(ii) a second flexible portion including at least one optical fiber management structure for storing a length of optical fiber loosely constrained thereon, the at least one optical fiber management structure being integral with the flexible, film-like substrate.