Abstract: A fiber strain relief apparatus is disclosed with bend radius limiter and slack storage. The strain relief mechanism is a bend limiter drum with three lugs, a strain relief pivoting top with latch, a latch stopper handle, a compressible gasket, and a base with latch. Fiber slack is wound around the bend limiter drum. Fibers are prevented from sliding of by the lugs. A gasket compresses on to the fibers producing a strain relief action, while the slack is being stored on the drum. Unlatching the strain relief top is performed by compressing the top latch against the latch stopper. The strain relief top pivots around a living hinge producing access to the drum. Cable is coiled around the drum and the strain relief top is latched, holding the fiber against the drum. A base latch is provided allowing the device to be mounted and removed from a panel.

Abstract: A fiber strain relief apparatus is disclosed with bend radius limiter and slack storage. The strain relief mechanism is a bend limiter drum with three lugs, a strain relief pivoting top with latch, a latch stopper handle, a compressible gasket, and a base with latch. Fiber slack is wound around the bend limiter drum. Fibers are prevented from sliding off by the lugs. A gasket compresses on to the fibers producing a strain relief action, while the slack is being stored on the drum. Unlatching the strain relief top is performed by compressing the top latch against the latch stopper. The strain relief top pivots around a living hinge producing access to the drum. Cable is coiled around the drum and the strain relief top is latched, holding the fiber against the drum. A base latch is provided allowing the device to be mounted and removed from a panel.

Abstract: A quarter turn latch for joining a cover to a housing of an enclosure enables a technician to lock the enclosure by simply slamming the cover shut. The latch also enables a technician to unlock the enclosure by rotating the shaft by a quarter turn. The latch includes a shaft and a clasp. The shaft includes a head and a tail. The tail includes peripherally alternating sets of longitudinally spaced teeth and tail cam surfaces. Each tooth has a shoulder facing the head of the shaft and a tooth cam surface. The perimeter of a cross section of each tail cam surface is arcuate. The clasp includes pawls. When the tail is inserted into the clasp, each pawl is in contact with the tail cam surface, the tooth cam surface, or the shoulder. The latch prevents unauthorized access to the enclosure by requiring specific tools to rotate the shaft.

Abstract: A secure cable trough includes a tray, a retaining member, and an adjustable fastening mechanism. The tray includes a first retaining arm. The retaining member includes a second retaining arm. The retaining member is slideably engaged to the tray. The first retaining arm, the second retaining arm, the tray, and the retaining member define a cavity for housing the cables. The first retaining arm and the second retaining arm extend toward each other and are offset and overlapping. The distance between the first and second retaining arm defines a gap. The gap provides access to cables and allows cables to be inserted and extracted from the trough. The first and second retaining arms inhibit cables housed within the trough from inadvertently falling out. The adjustable fastening mechanism slideably engages and locks the retaining member to the tray. The adjustable fastening mechanism allows the retaining member to be positioned relative to the tray.

Abstract: A fiber optic splice holder with a slack storage feature has a reel having a hub for fiber slack storage, and a means for holding a splice at its center, whereby fiber slack can be stored and retrieved while protecting the fiber splice, in a manner which avoids entanglement with other splices and fibers. The reel is supported by a reel holder, which can be reversibly mounted in a modular rack for easy storage, and permits easy access to individual splices and accompanying slack.

Abstract: A high-density, small fiber optic enclosure permits the cross-connection and interconnection of optical fibers, through the use of an open-faced compact layering technique. The optical fiber enters an aperture in the bottom of the enclosure which includes a first section attachable to a wall surface, and a second section connected to the first enclosure section by a hinge. The first enclosure section includes an optical fiber splice holder and a plurality of hooks and clips for holding the optical fibers. The second enclosure section includes a plurality of hooks and clips also. The fibers enter the first section, are connected to the hooks and clips, and cross over to the second section and return to the first section and ultimately pass through an exit aperture in such a fashion as to form a plurality of FIG. 8 layers. If the optical fibers are not shielded, it is possible to use two opposing S-shaped fiber tubes to protect them at the crossover between the first and second enclosure.

Abstract: A fiber splice tray for optical fiber splices capable of holding multiple single fiber splices, ribbon fiber splices and combinations thereof comprising a base, a plurality of adjacent opposed retention members extending upwardly from said base member to a terminal end and a plurality of adjacent opposed extension members extending upwardly from said base member in an area between opposed retention members, said opposed extension members being separated by a space for accepting at least a portion of a fiber ribbon splice. The terminal end of each of the retention members comprises opposed arms separated by a space for accepting at least a portion of a single fiber splice, wherein the fiber ribbon passes through the area between adjacent opposed first retention members below the terminal ends of the retention members when a fiber ribbon splice is engaged by the extension members.

Abstract: A tool-less insulation displacement connector comprising a moveable wire receiving portion having a front face and a rear side, the front face having a bottom edge, a top edge and two opposite sides; and a hinged latch having a cross member hingedly connected to the moveable portion and oriented above the top edge of said front face, the cross member having two downwardly projecting arms bordering the front face proximate the opposite sides, the cross member having an inwardly projecting recess oriented above the front face and separated from the front face by a channel, the front face being sloped inward such that the bottom edge is farther from the rear side than is the top edge, the recess having a depth that is at its greatest proximate the channel, the recess and a portion of the sloped front face together defining a recessed tactile feedback area within which a portion of a digit of a user may rest when operating the connector.

Abstract: A system for removably attaching a first object to a second object comprising an attachment member on said first object which cooperates with an opening for receiving the attachment member on the second object. The attachment member is deformable from a static state to an extended state during the application of a force on the attachment member wherein the attachment member has a greater width in its static state than in its extended state. The width of the opening cooperating with the attachment member is less than at least a portion of the width of the attachment member in its static state but substantially equal to or greater than the width of the attachment member in its extended state.

Abstract: A sealing device for sealing a cylindrical object, such as an electrical or fiber optic cable, includes a base with a first end, a second open end, and an inner wall formed inside the base and connecting the first end to the second open end. The sealing device also includes a cap having one end which is open and another end which is attached to the first end of the base. The one end of the cap includes a first cylindrical recess of a first diameter extending toward the base. In a first embodiment, a hole is drilled through the cap using the first cylindrical recess as a guide. A cable is passed through the hole and a heat shrink wrap assembly is used to seal the cable. In a second embodiment, the cap is removed from the base along a frangible connection. A threaded fastener with a first hole and a gasket with a second hole are provided. A cable is passed through the first and second holes, and the threaded fastener is screw onto the base to seal the cable.

Abstract: A restraint mechanism for limiting the angular rotation of a first and a second component which move about a common hinge comprising a restraining arm adapted to extend along a portion of the first component in the direction of the hinge and having a change of direction away from the hinge, and an attachment member for attaching the restraint mechanism to said first component.

Abstract: A bridge clip for testing electrical connections includes a body and at least one test lead having a first end connected to the body, and a second end having a dimple formed thereon. In a second embodiment, a bridge clip for testing electrical connections includes a body, a test lead connected to the body having a free end, and a latch formed with the body, the latch including a first deflection beam formed on one side of the body and a second deflection beam formed on an opposite side of the body.

Abstract: A multiple layer hinged enclosure utilizes two sets of parallel hinge pins to be able to stack as many layers as desired. An outer set of hinge pins is utilized by the cover and an inner set of hinge pins is utilized by intermediate layers to form an offset “shingle”effect.

Abstract: A fiber optic interconnection assembly is described. The assembly includes a network side and a customer side. Pivoting panels which can be locked in a closed position separate the network side from the customer side. The locking mechanism locks the pivoting panels in the closed position, thereby preventing unauthorized access to the network side. Incoming fibers enter the network side, wind through fiber troughs and connect to interconnection sites on the pivoting panels. Outgoing fibers enter the customer side, wind through fiber troughs and connect to the interconnection sites on the pivoting panels.

Abstract: An electrically conductive terminal strip for a dual sided wiring connector for maintaining a tip-ring telephone wire orientation standard. The terminal strip is disposed of within a dual sided connector which is mounted on a hinged surface. When the hinged surface is rotated about the hinge axis, the tip-ring orientation is preserved.

Abstract: An insulation displacement connector may have wire insertion holes, a cap pivotally mounted on a top section, and terminals that have a retention channel for latching to a test lead of a bridge clip. The bridge clip may have resilient latch arms for retention of the bridge clip to the insulation displacement connector. The latch arms may be movable from a closed (latched) position to an open (unlatched) position.

Abstract: A connector having a body and an insertion cap. The wire insertion cap is pivotable relative to the body and is positively and releasably engageable with the body by a latching mechanism. The latching mechanism includes inclined surfaces on the insertion cap on the body, which ensures that the insertion cap is retained in the connector body when a force is exerted on a wire retained within the insertion cap.

Abstract: A connector includes a housing having a test channel, a terminal strip having a portion disposed within the test channel, and a membrane attached to the housing and over one end of the test channel to substantially seal the test channel from outside contaminants before, during and after testing of the connector. The membrane may be affixed to the housing, inserted into the test channel, or formed with the test channel.

Abstract: A seal for sealing a connector having a test aperture includes a body and a latch formed with the body, the latch including a first deflection beam formed on one side of the body and a second deflection beam formed on an opposite side of the body. The latch also can include a first hook formed with the first deflection beam and a second hook formed with the second deflection beam. The first hook and the second hook are each pivotable between a first latched position and a second unlatched position when the first deflection beam and the second deflection beam are compressed.

Abstract: A connector testing system includes a bridge clip having a body and a test lead connected thereto, a connector having a top portion and a housing having a test channel formed therein, an electrically conductive terminal strip disposed within the connector, and a stop connected to the top portion and positioned to abut the body of the bridge clip to prevent the test lead from being overinserted into the test channel. A connector testing system may include a bridge clip having a body and a test lead with a tip, the test lead being connected to the bridge clip, and a connector including a housing that has a side wall, a front wall, a rear wall, and a bottom wall substantially perpendicular to the side wall, the front wall and the rear wall and extending therebetween. A test channel having an upper section and a lower section is formed by the side wall, the front wall, the rear wall and the bottom wall. A portion of a terminal strip is disposed within the test channel.