Splice tray with slack take-up

DETAILED DESCRIPTION According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, a splice cabinet is provided comprising a chassis having a plurality of drawers slidably mounted within the chassis.
The drawers are slidable between an in position with the drawers fully retained within the chassis and an out position with the drawers individually slidable out of the chassis.
Each of the drawers carries up to two splice trays for splicing optical fibers.
Fiber is admitted through the back of the chassis into the rear of the drawers.
A take-up wheel is provided with each drawer which is slidable toward the rear of the drawer as the drawer is pulled out and slidable toward the front of the drawer as the drawer is pushed into the chassis.
The take-up wheel accommodates excess fiber while retaining the fiber in a radius of curvature greater than a minimum radius which would otherwise damage optical fibers.
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