US 12,235,502 B2
Organizer assemblies for fiber optic closures
David Wittmeier, Greer, SC (US); Cecilia Stout, Taylors, SC (US); and Will Miller, Easley, SC (US)
Assigned to AFL Telecommunications LLC, Duncan, SC (US)
Appl. No. 17/767,312
Filed by AFL Telecommunications LLC, Duncan, SC (US)
PCT Filed Oct. 8, 2020, PCT No. PCT/US2020/054708
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Apr. 7, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/072025, PCT Pub. Date Apr. 15, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/912,386, filed on Oct. 8, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0365304 A1, Nov. 17, 2022
Int. Cl. G02B 6/44 (2006.01)
CPC G02B 6/4452 (2013.01) [G02B 6/4455 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An organizer assembly for a butt closure, the organizer assembly defining a mutually orthogonal coordinate system comprising a longitudinal axis, a lateral axis, and a transverse axis, the organizer assembly comprising:
a primary basket extending along the longitudinal axis between a first open end and a second closed end, the primary basket defining an interior;
a backplate extending between a front wall and a rear wall, wherein a plurality of entry/exit slots are defined at the rear wall, the backplate further comprising a plurality of positioning assemblies;
a hinge assembly connecting the backplate to the primary basket, wherein the backplate is rotatable relative to the primary basket at the hinge assembly about the lateral axis;
a plurality of organizer trays, each of the plurality of organizer trays rotatably connectable to the backplate at one of the plurality of positioning assemblies, wherein each of the plurality of positioning assemblies causes the connected one of the plurality of organizer trays to be selectively positionable in one of a plurality of rotational positions.