US 11,686,905 B2
Fiber management tray with enhanced accessibility
Johan Geens, Bunsbeek (BE); Kristof Vastmans, Kessel-Lo (BE); and Eric Marcel M. Keustermans, Houwaart (BE)
Assigned to CommScope Connectivity Belgium BVBA, Kessel-Lo (BE)
Filed by CommScope Connectivity Belgium BVBA, Kessel-Lo (BE)
Filed on Aug. 30, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/460,980.
Application 17/460,980 is a continuation of application No. 16/626,139, granted, now 11,105,987, previously published as PCT/EP2018/066841, filed on Jun. 23, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/524,258, filed on Jun. 23, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2022/0120981 A1, Apr. 21, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G02B 6/00 (2006.01); G02B 6/38 (2006.01); G02B 6/44 (2006.01)
CPC G02B 6/3897 (2013.01) [G02B 6/4455 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A fiber optic telecommunications tray, comprising:
a. a main body including a base and a fiber containment wall extending upwardly from the main body, the fiber containment wall defining portions of a perimeter of the main body of the tray that surrounds the base, the fiber containment wall and base defining a storage region extending from the base to a distal end of the fiber containment wall, the main body further including a bend radius limiter structure within the storage region, wherein the main body is rotatable about a first pivot axis located on a first side of the bend radius limiter structure;
b. a frame structure holding one or more fiber optic connectors, the frame structure being mounted to or integral with the main body, the one or more fiber optic connectors each having a port for receiving a fiber optic adapter, the port being aligned along a longitudinal axis;
c. the tray being configurable from a storage position to an access position:
i. in the storage position, the one or more fiber optic connectors and the fiber containment wall being positioned such that the connector port longitudinal axis passes through the fiber containment wall;
ii. in the access position, one of the one or more fiber optic connectors and the fiber containment wall being rotatable about a second pivot axis, located on a second side of the bend radius limiter structure, such that the connector port longitudinal axis does not pass through the fiber containment wall.