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US 7,805,044 B2Granted
Fiber drop terminal
AssigneeADC Telecommunications, Inc.
InventorsRandy Reagan, Jeffrey Gniadek, Michael Noonan, Michael Baren-Boym
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Abstract
A drop terminal includes an enclosure 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 further includes a splitter incorporated into the enclosure.
Claims8
A drop terminal mounting system comprising:
- an enclosure including:
- 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;
- a base attached to the back side of the housing, wherein the base defines a channel disposed proximate to a perimeter of the base;
- a weather tight seal disposed in the channel of the base;
- a first plurality of ruggedized output receptacles being in sealing engagement with the first stepped face;
- a second plurality of ruggedized output receptacle being in sealing engagement with the second stepped face, each of the first and second pluralities of ruggedized output receptacles 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 sides of the first and second pluralities of ruggedized output receptacles are accessible from an exterior of the housing;
- an interior cavity defined by the base and the housing, wherein the second sides of the first and second pluralities of ruggedized output receptacles are accessible from the interior cavity;
- an input channel defined by the enclosure, wherein the input channel provides a passage to 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 first and second pluralities of ruggedized output receptacles;
- a splitter disposed in the enclosure;
- and
- an input cable being in sealing engagement with the input channel of the enclosure.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.