DEVICE AND METHOD FOR KEEPING OPTICAL FIBERS Russian patent published in 2002 - IPC

FIELD: splicing fiber-optic cables. SUBSTANCE: device for keeping a number of uncut optical fibers of fiber-optic cable has a number of trays for storage of optical fibers, support in the form of plate incorporating a number of facilities for mounting the trays, and a number of guides. Uncut optical fiber (fibers) of each one circuit of optical fibers or uncut optical fibers of each one component of fiber- optic cable may be stored separately from optical fiber (fibers) of other circuit or component on separate respective storage trays. Each guide is either made open or is free to open in transverse direction to receive uncut optical fiber (fibers). EFFECT: facilitated storage of uncut fibers on trays. 13 cl, 6 dwg