Optical fiber cutter storage case

摘要

A case for accommodating a fiber cleaver is capable of preventing the fiber cleaver from being damaged. The case accommodating a fiber cleaver includes a base and a lid such that the lid is openably and closably provided for the base in an integrated fashion. The base of the case has therein a positioning space for the cleaver on its inner bottom surface, the positioning space positioning a main body included in a cleaver unit. Latches protruding inwardly in the base of the case are arranged on positioning walls defining part of the positioning space for the cleaver. The latches have a function of retaining a support of the main body of the cleaver in a direction along the height of the base of the case. The latch further has a function of retaining a slider included in the cleaver unit in a sliding direction.

主权项

1. A case comprising:
a base having a bottom wall, a first side wall and a second side wall, at least the bottom wall being provided with a plurality of positioning walls formed therewith that extend upward from the bottom wall between the first and second side walls defining a positioning space, the first side wall having a hinge and the second side wall being opposite the first side wall; a lid pivotally supported on the base via the hinge, the lid having a top wall with a plurality of hold-down protrusions on an inner surface thereof; a fiber cleaver having a main body and a slider attached to the main body, the fiber cleaver being removably positioned on the positioning walls spaced apart from the bottom wall, the first side wall and the second side wall within the positioning space, and with the lid in a closed position covering the fiber cleaver, the plurality of hold-down protrusions contact an upper surface of the fiber cleaver retaining the fiber cleaver in position between the base and the lid, the fiber cleaver being spaced apart from the top wall of the lid with the lid in the closed position, and wherein one of the plurality of positioning walls of the base is provided with a first latch that protrudes inwardly in the base, the first latch retaining the slider in a sliding direction.