Sealed enclosure with output ports
AssigneesCommScope Connectivity Belgium BVBA, CommScope Connectivity UK Limited, ADC Czech Republic, S.R.O., CommScope Technologies LLC
InventorsKristof Vastmans, Ian Miles Standish, Sven Schuemann, Eberhard Kahle, Juraj Marak, Pieter Arthur Anna De Vos
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Abstract
Certain types of aggregation enclosures include cable input ports and downwardly angled cable output ports. A cover is pivotally coupled to the body so that the cover moves between an open position and a closed position. A modular component panel may be disposed within the enclosure. The component panel includes one or more distribution components (e.g., fiber distribution components or power distribution components) configured to connect at least a portion of an incoming cable to at least a portion of an outgoing cable.
Claims20
A termination assembly comprising:
- a housing that is elongated between a top and a bottom, the housing also having a rear wall that extends between the top and the bottom, the rear wall being configured to mount the housing to a mounting location, the housing defining a sealed interior;
- a cable input port disposed at the bottom of the housing;
- an optical line that extends into the housing through the input port;
- an electrical line that extends into the housing through the input port;
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- a plurality of termination ports coupled to the housing in rows, each row of termination ports being coupled to a respective angled surface that is angled relative to the rear wall, each termination port including sealing structures that protect the sealed interior from an environment external of the housing, the plurality of termination ports including a first termination port having a ruggedized connection interface configured to optically connect an optical output cable to the optical line and a second termination port having a ruggedized connection interface configured to optically connect an electrical output cable to the electrical line.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.