Outlet box with cable management spool
AssigneeADC Telecommunications, Inc.
InventorsDouglas G. Elliot, Loren J. Mattson, Jerry D. Johnson
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to relates to a telecommunications outlet box including a peripheral wall that is primarily curved except for a portion in which a connector access opening of the box is defined. The present disclosure also relates to a telecommunications outlet box having a cradle in which a cable management spool is retained. The present disclosure further relates to a cable guide for use with a telecommunications outlet box. The cable guide projects outward from a connector access opening of the outlet box and provides a protective shield around cables connected to the outlet box.
Claims25
An outlet box adapted to be mounted on an enclosure, the outlet box comprising:
- a housing defining a connector access opening;
- a connector holder mounted adjacent the connector access opening;
- a cradle including at least a portion that is located outside the housing;
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- a cable management spool mounted in the cradle, at least a portion of the spool being located inside the housing and at least a portion of the spool being located outside the housing.
An outlet box adapted to be mounted on an enclosure, the outlet box comprising:
- a housing defining a connector access opening, the housing including a base and a removable cover, the base defining a cable opening for allowing cable to be fed from the enclosure into the housing;
- a connector holder mounted adjacent the connector access opening;
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- a cradle adapted to be mounted within the cable opening of the housing, the cradle including a first portion adapted to seat on the base and a second portion adapted to extend through the cable opening and project outside the housing, the cradle being sized and shaped to hold a plurality of cable management spools.
A method for providing cable management in an enclosure through the use of an outlet box assembly, the outlet box assembly including a cover, a spool and a cradle for holding the spool, the method comprising:
- wrapping excess cable extending from the enclosure about the spool while the spool is separate from the cradle;
- removably mounting the spool to the cradle after the excess cable has been wrapped about the spool;
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- after the spool has been mounted to the cradle, securing the cover to the enclosure with the spool being positioned at least partially within an interior space defined by the cover.
An outlet box adapted to be mounted on an enclosure, the outlet box comprising:
- a housing defining a connector access opening;
- a connector holder mounted adjacent to the connector access opening;
- the housing further defining a cable opening;
- a cradle located in the cable opening;
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- a cable management spool releasably mounted to the cradle, the spool being located at least partially inside the housing when mounted to the cradle.
An outlet box adapted to be mounted on an enclosure, the outlet box comprising:
- a housing defining a connector access opening;
- a connector holder mounted adjacent the connector access opening;
- a cradle including at least a portion that is located outside the housing;
- a cable management spool mounted in the cradle, at least a portion of the spool being located inside the housing and at least a portion of the spool being located outside the housing;
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- wherein the spool is formed of two identical half-pieces that are snap-fit together.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.