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US 12,656,566 B2Granted
Cable protection assembly for fiber optic distribution cabinets
AssigneeCorning Research & Development Corporation
InventorWilliam Julius Mcphil Giraud
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Abstract
In general, the present disclosure relates to a cable protection assembly for use on distribution cabinets and the corresponding methods of assembling the cable protection assembly onto the distribution cabinets.
Claims20
A cable protection assembly configured to connect to a cabinet, the cable protection assembly comprising:
- a cable protector having a front wall, a first side wall, a second side wall, and a bottom wall, wherein one of the first side wall and the second side wall has a removable plate to create a first opening within the cable protector;
- a rear wall coupled to the cable protector to define an inner cavity of the cable protector, wherein the rear wall has a removable plate to create a second opening within the rear wall;
- a directional spout coupled to the rear wall, the directional spout having a first portion with a first aperture and a first axis and a second portion with a second aperture and a second axis, wherein the directional spout includes a passageway that extends between the first aperture and the second aperture and that is in communication with the inner cavity of the cable protector;
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- wherein the first axis and the second axis are angled with respect to one another.
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A cable protection assembly configured to connect to a cabinet, the cable protection assembly comprising:
- a cable protector having a front wall, a first side wall, a second side wall, and a bottom wall, wherein one of the first side wall and the second side wall has a removable plate to create a first opening within the cable protector;
- a rear wall coupled to the cable protector to define an inner cavity of the cable protector, wherein the rear wall has a removable plate to create a second opening within the rear wall;
- a directional spout coupled to one of the first side wall and the second side wall, the directional spout having a first portion with a first aperture and a first axis and a second portion with a second aperture and a second axis, wherein the directional spout includes a passageway that extends between the first aperture and the second aperture and that is in communication with the inner cavity of the cable protector;
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- wherein the first axis and the second axis are angled with respect to one another.
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A method of assembling a cable protection assembly, the method comprising:
- coupling a cable protector to a distribution cabinet;
- wherein the cable protector has a front wall, a first side wall, a second side wall, and a bottom wall, wherein one of the first side wall and the second side wall has a removable plate to create a first opening within the cable protector;
- coupling a rear wall to the cable protector;
- wherein the rear wall couples to the cable protector to define an inner cavity of the cable protector, wherein the rear wall has a removable plate to create a second opening within the rear wall;
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- orienting a directional spout prior to coupling the directional spout to one of the rear wall and the cable protector;
- wherein the directional spout comprises:
- a first portion with a first aperture and a second portion with a second aperture, wherein the directional spout includes a passageway that extends between the first aperture and the second aperture;
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- coupling the directional spout to one of the rear wall and the cable protector.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.