Post mount for a fiber distribution hub
AssigneeADC Telecommunications, Inc.
InventorsRandy Reagan, John Clifton Cobb, III, Tom Leblanc, Jeff Gniadek
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Abstract
A post mount includes an outer body, an inner body, and a base. The outer body defines at least one aperture through which at least one fiber optic cable can enter the outer body. The inner body is configured to fit inside the outer body in a telescoping arrangement. The inner body is configured to move along a longitudinal axis relative to the outer body. The inner body defines a conduit extending longitudinally through the inner body. The conduit is configured to enable fiber cables to be routed through the conduit. The base is coupled to the inner body and is configured to secure and support a fiber distribution hub.
Claims10
A post mount comprising:
- an outer body extending from a first end to a second end, the outer body defining at least one aperture through which at least one fiber optic cable can enter the outer body;
- an inner body configured to fit inside the outer body in a telescoping arrangement, the inner body configured to move along a longitudinal axis relative to the outer body, the inner body defining a conduit extending longitudinally through the inner body, the conduit configured to enable the at least one fiber optic cable to be routed through the conduit;
- a base coupled to the inner body, the base configured to secure and support a fiber distribution hub a distance above ground;
- a fastening system configured to secure the inner body at one of a plurality of vertical positions with respect to the outer body, the fastening system including a plurality of vertically spaced-apart fastener holes defined in the inner body and at least one fastener hole defined in the outer body, the fastening system also including at least one fastener that inserts through the at least one fastener hole of the outer body and a selected one of the fastener holes of the inner body;
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- the fastening system allowing the distance of the fiber distribution hub above the ground to be set to a desired height.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.