ROTATABLE ROUTING GUIDE AND ASSEMBLY FOR FIBER OPTIC CABLES

• Main Authors: JAY, RAYMOND G, COTE, MONIQUE L, FRAZIER, BRENT M, DAVIS, GERALD J
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 01.10.2015
• Subjects: OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS, OR APPARATUS; OPTICS; PHYSICS

ROTATABLE ROUTING GUIDE AND ASSEMBLY A rotatable routing guide assembly for fiber optic cables routed in a fiber optic equipment shelf is disclosed. The assembly comprises a guide portion, an attachment feature and a keyed receiver. The guide portion has a bottom, a top, a deformable first wall, a deformable second wall and a third wall forming a plurality of segments, and is configured to receive fiber optic cables of different sizes by different ones of the plurality of segments. The attachment feature removably attaches the guide portion to the shelf. The attachment feature has a first tab forming a first notch with the guide portion, and a second tab forming a second notch with the guide portion. The keyed receiver is located in the shelf and has a lip extending partially around an interior edge. The lip is received in at least one of the first notch and the second notch and friction fit between at least one of the first tab and the second tab and the guide portion.