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US 7,627,222 B2Granted
Fiber drop terminal
AssigneeADC Telecommunications, Inc.
InventorsRandy Reagan, Jeffrey Gniadek, Michael Noonan, Michael Baren-Boym
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Abstract
A drop terminal mounting system includes a fiber drop terminal having a housing and a base attached to the housing. The housing includes an outer surface containing a plurality of receptacles and cooperatively defines an inner cavity with the base. The drop terminal mounting system further includes a bracket having a first fastening region and a second fastening region adapted to secure the drop terminal to the bracket.
Claims11
A drop terminal mounting system comprising:
- a drop terminal having:
- a housing having a face including one or more output receptacles with each output receptacle having a first side and a second side with each of the first and second sides being adapted to receive a connector, wherein the first side of the output receptacles are accessible from an exterior of the housing;
- a base attached to the housing;
- an interior cavity defined by the base and the housing, wherein the second side of the output receptacles are accessible from the interior cavity and are engaged;
- an incoming fiber group disposed in the interior cavity of the drop terminal, wherein the incoming fiber group includes a plurality of connectors engaged with the second sides of the output receptacles;
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- a bracket adapted for mounting to a mounting structure, wherein the bracket includes a first fastening region and a second fastening region adapted to secure the drop terminal to the bracket, the drop terminal being secured to the bracket with a cable tie, wherein the bracket includes a keyed receptacle adapted to receive a mounting post of the drop terminal.
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A drop terminal mounting system comprising:
- a drop terminal having:
- a housing having a front side and an oppositely disposed back side, the front side having a first stepped face and a second stepped face, each of the first and second stepped faces including one or more output receptacles with each output receptacle having a first side and a second side with each of the first and second sides being adapted to receive a connector, wherein the first side of the output receptacles are accessible from an exterior of the housing;
- a base attached to the back side of the housing, wherein the base and the housing define a first end and an oppositely disposed second end separated by a longitudinal length;
- an interior cavity defined by the base and the housing, wherein the second side of the output receptacles are accessible from the interior cavity;
- an incoming fiber group disposed in the interior cavity of the drop terminal, wherein the incoming fiber group includes a plurality of connectors engaged with the second sides of the output receptacles;
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- a bracket adapted for mounting to a mounting structure, the bracket having a first fastening region adjacent to a first end of the bracket and a second fastening region adjacent to an oppositely disposed second end, wherein the first and second fastening regions are adapted to releasably secure the drop terminal to the bracket.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.