Telecommunications enclosure
AssigneePrysmian S.p.A.
InventorsNathan PADDICK, Andrew BARNES
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Abstract
Provided herein are a telecommunications enclosure and a method for coupling a cable to a cable port of the telecommunications enclosure. The base comprises an outer structure having an inner opening, and an inner assembly comprising an inner structure, adapted to be removably inserted within the inner opening, and a plurality of sealing modules, each comprising a first part and a second part. The outer structure comprises a plurality of receiving portions each having a recess adapted to receive at least said first part of a respective sealing module of the plurality of sealing modules. The base is commutable between an assembled condition and a disassembled condition.
Claims20
A telecommunications enclosure comprising:
- a casing, defining an inner cavity for housing a telecommunications module, and
- a base adapted to be removably coupled to the casing to close the casing, the base comprising:
- an outer structure having an inner opening;
- an inner assembly comprising an inner structure, adapted to be removably inserted within the inner opening of the outer structure, and
- a plurality of sealing modules, each comprising a first part and a second part;
- wherein the outer structure comprises a plurality of receiving portions each having a recess adapted to receive at least said first part of a respective sealing module of the plurality of sealing modules;
- wherein the inner structure comprises a plurality of supporting portions, and in the assembled condition of the base, the second part of each sealing module is coupled to a respective supporting portion, and a supporting frame defining said plurality of supporting portions each preventing the second part of a sealing module of said plurality of the sealing modules from axially moving with respect to the base at least in the assembled condition of the base;
- wherein the second part of each sealing module is adapted to be removably coupled to the respective supporting portion of said plurality of supporting portions;
- wherein the base is commutable between an assembled condition and a disassembled condition;
- wherein in the assembled condition, the sealing modules, the inner structure and the outer structure are coupled to each other, the inner assembly is inserted within the inner opening of the outer structure and, for each sealing module, at least said first part is received in the respective recess, the second part is coupled to the inner structure and said first part and second part define a corresponding cable port;
- wherein in the disassembled condition, at least part of the inner assembly is removed from the inner opening of the outer structure to enable insertion of a cable into the respective cable port;
- and
- wherein in both the assembled condition and disassembled condition, the plurality of receiving portions of the outer structure are connected to each other.
A telecommunications enclosure comprising:
- a casing, defining an inner cavity for housing a telecommunications module,
- and
- a base adapted to be removably coupled to the casing to close the casing, the base comprising:
- an outer structure having an inner opening;
- an inner assembly comprising an inner structure, adapted to be removably inserted within the inner opening of the outer structure, and
- a plurality of sealing modules, each comprising a first part and a second part;
- wherein the outer structure comprises a plurality of receiving portions each having a recess adapted to receive at least said first part of a respective sealing module of the plurality of sealing modules;
- wherein each sealing module comprises a slider, coupled to the second part of the sealing module, which is slidingly insertable into to a respective recess of the plurality of receiving portions of the outer structure;
- wherein the base is commutable between an assembled condition and a disassembled condition;
- wherein in the assembled condition, the sealing modules, the inner structure and the outer structure are coupled to each other, the inner assembly is inserted within the inner opening of the outer structure and, for each sealing module, at least said first part is received in the respective recess, the second part is coupled to the inner structure and said first part and second part define a corresponding cable port;
- wherein in the disassembled condition, at least part of the inner assembly is removed from the inner opening of the outer structure to enable insertion of a cable into the respective cable port;
- and
- wherein in both the assembled condition and disassembled condition, the plurality of receiving portions of the outer structure are connected to each other.
A method for coupling a cable to a cable port defined by a first part and a second part of a sealing module of a plurality of sealing modules of a base of a telecommunications enclosure, wherein the base comprises an outer structure, having an inner opening, and an inner assembly which comprises said plurality of sealing modules and an inner structure adapted to be removably inserted within the inner opening of the outer structure, and wherein the outer structure comprises a plurality of receiving portions connected to each other and each having a recess adapted to receive at least the first part of a respective sealing module of the plurality of sealing modules, the method comprising:
- (i) removing at least part of the inner assembly from the inner opening of the outer structure;
- (ii) inserting the cable into the cable port defined by the sealing module;
- (iii) inserting again the at least part of the inner assembly within the inner opening of the outer structure;
- wherein (i), (ii) and (iii) are performed while the plurality of receiving portions of the outer structure remain connected to each other.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.