Fiber optic housing and clip
AssigneeAFL Telecommunications LLC
InventorsVahid Ebrahimi, Artur Bureacov, Sean Pons
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Abstract
A fiber optic housing including a receptacle and a retainer clip fixable to the receptacle at one or more of a plurality of apertures. The receptacle includes a plurality of sidewalls extending along a longitudinal axis, a base wall extending from the plurality of sidewalls, and an end wall extending along a lateral axis between the plurality of sidewalls. The retainer clip forms a pathway extending along the longitudinal axis between a first clip end and a second clip end. The first clip end and the second clip end form openings into the pathway. A cable is extendable into the receptacle through the pathway formed at the retainer clip.
Claims20
A fiber optic housing, the housing comprising:
- a receptacle comprising;
- a plurality of sidewalls extending along a longitudinal axis between a first end and a second end, wherein the first end forms an open end such that a cable is extendable to or from an interior of the receptacle;
- a base wall extending from the plurality of sidewalls along the longitudinal axis and a lateral axis, wherein the base wall forms a plurality of apertures at the first end;
- an end wall extending along the lateral axis between the plurality of sidewalls, wherein the receptacle forms the interior between the plurality of sidewalls, the base wall, and the end wall;
- an adaptor plate comprising a snap attachable into one or more of the apertures of the base wall of the receptacle, the adaptor plate comprising a platform wall comprising an aperture, the adaptor plate comprising a clip positioned along a middle portion along the longitudinal axis along which the adaptor plate extends from the aperture of the base wall of the receptacle, the clip configured to extend over a perimeter of the base wall to affix the adaptor plate to the base wall of the receptacle;
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- a retainer clip comprising a leg extendable into the aperture at the platform wall of the adaptor plate to affix the retainer clip to the adaptor plate, the retainer clip forming a pathway extending along the longitudinal axis between a first clip end and a second clip end, wherein the first clip end and the second clip end form openings into the pathway, wherein the cable is extendable into the receptacle through the pathway.
A fiber optic housing, the housing comprising:
- a base insertable at least partially into the interior of the housing;
- a basket extending along a longitudinal axis between a first end and a second end, wherein the first end forms an open end such that one or more cables extends into the interior of the housing along the longitudinal axis, and the second end forms a closed end;
- a bracket assembly extending along a transverse axis from the basket, the bracket assembly comprising a plurality of hinge assemblies along the transverse axis;
- a fiber optic organizing system rotatably and removably connectable to the bracket assembly between the hinge assemblies, the organizing system extending along the longitudinal axis between the first end and the second end and extending along a lateral axis between a first sidewall and a second sidewall, the organizing system comprising a base wall extending along the longitudinal axis and the lateral axis, the base wall forming a plurality of apertures, wherein an interior is formed between the first sidewall, the second sidewall, and the base wall;
- a connector shaft extending from the first end along the longitudinal axis, the connector shaft connecting the organizing system and the base together;
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- a retainer clip comprising a leg extendable into one or more of the plurality of apertures at the base wall of the fiber optic organizing system, the retainer clip comprising a clip attachable over a perimeter of the base wall of the fiber optic organizing system to affix the retainer clip to the fiber optic organizing system, the retainer clip forming a pathway extending along the longitudinal axis between a first clip end and a second clip end, wherein the first clip end and the second clip end form openings into the pathway, wherein the cable is extendable into the organizing system through the pathway.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.