	US 7,457,504 B2
	Splice tray arrangement
Mark Smrha, Burnsville, Minn. (US); and Chad Sjodin, Shakopee, Minn. (US)
Assigned to ADC Telecommunications, Inc., Eden Prairie, Minn. (US)
Filed on Mar. 29, 2007, as Appl. No. 11/729,744.
Application 11/729744 is a division of application No. 11/292782, filed on Dec. 02, 2005, granted, now 7,274,852.
Prior Publication US 2007/0172192 A1, Jul. 26, 2007
Int. Cl. G02B 6/00 (2006.01)

U.S. Cl. 385—135 [385/137]

11 Claims

1. A method of routing cables within a splice tray, each cable including an incoming cable portion and an outgoing cable portion, the method comprising the steps of:

a) providing a splice tray, the splice tray including a base, a storage arrangement including first and second radius limiting arrangements, and a splice holding arrangement positioned between the first and second radius limiting arrangements;

b) positioning a splice component of each cable within the splice holding arrangement, each splice component providing a connection between the incoming cable portion and the outgoing cable portion;

c) routing the outgoing cable portion of each cable within an initial one of a number of slack loops defined by the first radius limiting arrangement;

d) routing the incoming cable portion of each cable within an initial one of a number of slack loops defined by the second radius limiting arrangement;

e) shortening one of the incoming and outgoing cable portions after routing each of the incoming and outgoing cable portions within the initial slack loops; and

f) routing the shortened cable portion within a slack loop of the respective radius limiting arrangement that is different than the initial slack loop;

g) wherein after routing the shortened cable portion, none of the incoming and outgoing cable portions of the cables, including the shortened cable portion, cross over one another.