Telecommunications cable enclosure
Assignee3M Innovative Properties Company
InventorsWilliam G. Allen, Shirley E. Ball, Sidney J. Berglund, Laszlo Markos, Rutesh D. Parikh
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Abstract
An enclosure for use with a telecommunication cable includes a housing for retaining spliced telecommunication lines. At least one of a plurality of connection devices is connected to one of the spliced telecommunication lines within the housing. A primary entrance in the housing allowing simultaneous access to each of the plurality of connection devices in the housing. An adaptor integrally formed in a wall of the housing allows access and extraction of one of the plurality of connection devices through the wall of the housing from an exterior of the housing.
Claims11
An enclosure for a telecommunication cable having a plurality of telecommunication lines, the enclosure comprising:
- a housing for retaining spliced telecommunication lines of a telecommunication cable therein;
- a plurality of connection devices, at least one of the plurality of connection devices connected to one of the spliced telecommunication lines within the housing and configured for connection to a mating connection device terminating a telecommunication line extending outside of the housing;
- a primary entrance in the housing allowing simultaneous access to each of the plurality of connection devices in the housing;
- an adaptor integrally formed in a wall of the housing and configured for allowing access and extraction of one of the plurality of connection devices through the wall of the housing from an exterior of the housing;
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- a connection device receptacle removably retained by the adaptor, the connection device receptacle configured for engaging one of the plurality of connection devices, wherein the connection device receptacle comprises a coupler for connecting said one of the plurality of connection devices connected to said one of the spliced telecommunication lines within the housing with said one spliced mating connection device terminating a telecommunication line extending outside of the housing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.