A bend limiter/strain reliever is provided for maintaining optical fiber
bend limits at exit portals of a optic fiber closure for the closure's
entire range of motion, from being fully closed to being fully open. Bend
limits are maintained as optical fiber is directed on paths through a
closure exit portal between the closure interior and wire brackets on the
closure exterior. Fibers are retained, organized and strain relieved by
the bend limiter/strain reliever such that directed fiber is maintain at a
minimum bend radius on such fiber paths. The curved surface of the bend
limiter/strain reliever allows the closure to be accessed without
excessive bending of so routed optical fibers. In this manner, optical
signal degradation and/or total loss is avoided by limiting the bending of
routed optical fiber to radii in excess of a predetermined minimum bend
radius. Horizontal members separate the bend limiter/strain reliever into
compartments and make it easy to isolate fibers so that they may be
efficiently traced and removed during system maintenance.