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US 8,265,447 B2Granted
Modular fiber optic enclosure with external cable spool
AssigneeADC Telecommunications, Inc.
InventorsTodd Loeffelholz, Hai Bin Lei, Hua Li Wang, Peng Yun Li
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Abstract
A fiber optic enclosure includes a housing and a cable spool assembly. The housing includes a main body and a cover mounted to the main body. The cover and the main body cooperatively define an interior region. The cable spool assembly is connected to an exterior of the housing. The cable spool assembly includes a drum portion and a strain relief post.
Claims21
A fiber optic enclosure comprising:
- a housing having:
- a main body;
- and
- a cover mounted to the main body, the cover and the main body cooperatively defining an interior region;
- and
- a cable spool assembly connected to an exterior of the housing, the cable spool assembly having a drum portion and a strain relief post, wherein the strain relief post is disposed between the drum portion and the interior region.
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A fiber optic enclosure comprising
- a housing having:
- a main body;
- and
- a cover mounted to the main body, the cover and the main body cooperatively defining an interior region;
- and
- a cable spool mounting assembly connected to an exterior of the housing, the cable spool mounting assembly including:
- a cable spool assembly having:
- an enclosure mount including a first face and an oppositely disposed second face, the first face including a drum portion that extends outwardly from the first face, the second face including a strain relief post, wherein the second face is adapted to receive the housing;
- a flange engaged with the drum portion;
- a mounting plate having a spindle, the spindle being engaged to the drum portion of the cable spool assembly, wherein the cable spool assembly is adapted to selectively rotate about the spindle.
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A fiber optic enclosure comprising
- a housing having:
- a main body having a base wall and a plurality of sidewalls, the base wall defining a cable entry opening;
- a cover mounted to the main body, the cover and the main body cooperatively defining an interior region;
- and
- a plurality of adapters disposed in the interior region;
- a cable spool mounting assembly connected to an exterior of the housing, the cable spool mounting assembly including:
- a cable spool assembly having:
- an enclosure mount including a first face and an oppositely disposed second face, the first face including a drum portion that extends outwardly from the first face, the second face being adapted to receive the housing, the second face including a strain relief post;
- and
- a flange engaged with the drum portion;
- a mounting plate having a spindle, the spindle being engaged to the drum portion of the cable spool assembly, wherein the cable spool assembly is adapted to selectively rotate about the spindle;
- and
- a fiber optic cable wrapped about the drum portion of the cable spool assembly, the fiber optic cable having an end portion that is wrapped around the strain relief post before entering the interior region.
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A fiber optic enclosure comprising:
- a housing having:
- a main body;
- and
- a cover mounted to the main body, the cover and the main body cooperatively defining an interior region;
- a plurality of fiber optic adapters disposed in the interior region;
- and
- a cable spool assembly connected to an exterior of the housing, the cable spool assembly having:
- a drum portion having an outer surface around which a fiber optic cable is wrapped, the outer surface of the drum portion defining a passage through which an end portion of the fiber optic cable can pass for access to the main body of the housing, the passage having a first sidewall and an oppositely disposed second sidewall, each of the first and second sidewalls having a radius portion that is adapted to prevent damage to the fiber optic cable resulting from bending.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.