Information and communication system closure
AssigneePpc Broadband, Inc.
InventorsRandall D. HUTCHISON, Robert SCHIFFBAUER, William Jerry GARRETT
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Abstract
An enclosure for spliced cables includes an outer housing, a splice tray, internal circuitry, a first fiber and a cable stub. The splice tray and the internal circuitry are positioned inside the outer housing. The first fiber may be connected to the internal circuitry. The cable stub includes a second fiber spliced to the first fiber to form a splice. The splice is configured to be positioned on the splice tray so as to protect and support the splice. The internal circuitry includes a downstream monitor channel fiber, an upstream monitor channel fiber, a downstream channel fiber, and an upstream channel fiber.
Claims24
An enclosure for spliced cables to protect the spliced cables from outdoor weather, the enclosure comprising:
- an outer housing;
- a splice tray positioned inside the outer housing;
- an internal circuitry positioned inside the outer housing;
- a first fiber connected to the internal circuitry;
- a cable stub having a second fiber spliced to the first fiber to form a splice;
- wherein the splice is configured to be disposed within a splice sleeve that is positioned in a channel so as to protect and support the splice;
- wherein the channel is defined by a storage shelf and the splice tray;
- wherein the storage shelf comprises a first storage shelf and a second storage shelf;
- and
- wherein the storage shelf is configured to be co-extensive with the splice sleeve along a length of the splice sleeve so as to secure the splice sleeve along the length of the splice sleeve.
A splice tray comprising:
- a planar member having a storage shelf and a splice sleeve that is positioned in a channel defined by the storage shelf and the planar member so as to protect and support a splice;
- wherein the storage shelf is configured to be co-extensive with the splice sleeve along a length of the splice splice sleeve so as to secure the splice sleeve along the length of the splice sleeve.
An enclosure for spliced cables in an outdoor installation, the enclosure comprising:
- an outer housing;
- a splice tray configured to be positioned inside the outer housing;
- an internal circuitry positioned inside the outer housing;
- a first fiber configured to be connected to the internal circuitry;
- a cable stub having a second fiber spliced to the first fiber to form a splice;
- wherein the splice is configured to be positioned on the splice tray so as to protect and support the splice;
- and
- wherein the internal circuitry includes a downstream monitor channel fiber, an upstream monitor channel fiber, a downstream channel fiber, and an upstream channel fiber.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.