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US 8,554,043 B2Granted
Adaptable connection enclosure
AssigneePreformed Line Products Company
InventorsAdam Deel, Randy Cloud, Chris Grubish
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Abstract
An adaptable connection enclosure (ACE) is disclosed. The ACE can employ a number of different connector blocks thereby enhancing versatility to address a myriad of different connection scenarios. In aspects, the ACE can support coax, coax/fiber, coax/CAT5, fiber/CAT5, fiber or CAT5 connector blocks without altering the ACE housing. In accordance therewith, adapter plates can be employed to effect the interchangeability.
Claims19
An enclosure system, comprising:
- a base unit having a bottom surface and three sidewall surfaces, wherein each of the sidewall surfaces are substantially perpendicular to an edge of the bottom surface forming a cavity therein, and wherein one additional sidewall area includes an aperture;
- a plurality of adapter plates configured to be interchangeably disposed within the aperture, wherein each of the adapter plates facilitates a corresponding interchangeable connector block to be employed within the base unit, and wherein each of the plurality of interchangeable adapter plates and corresponding interchangeable connector blocks are configured to be removed and a disparate adapter plate and corresponding disparate connector block disposed within the aperature;
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- a cover unit that encloses the cavity formed by the sidewall surfaces.
1 more element
A method for configuring a connection enclosure, comprising:
- selecting one of a plurality of interchangeable connection blocks;
- selecting an adapter plate from a plurality of interchangeable adapter plates, wherein the selected adapter plate corresponds to the selected one of the plurality of connector blocks;
- slidably attaching the selected adapter plate into an attachment means disposed within an aperture of a base unit of the connector enclosure;
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- configuring the one of the plurality of connector blocks through the selected adapter plate;
- removing the one of the plurality of connector blocks;
- removing the selected adapter plate;
- slidably attaching a disparate adapter plate into the attachment means;
- configuring a disparate connector block through the disparate adapter plate;
- and
- positioning a cover atop the base unit thereby encasing the one of the plurality of connector blocks.
8 more elements
A cable connection system, comprising:
- an adaptable connection enclosure housing that is capable of accepting a plurality of interchangeable connector blocks;
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- a plurality of adapter plates that slidably and interchangeably attach to the adaptable connection enclosure, wherein each of the plurality of interchangeable adapter plates corresponds to at least one of the plurality of interchangeable connector blocks, and wherein the plurality of adapter plates and corresponding connector blocks are configured to be removed and a disparate adapter plate and corresponding disparate connector block slidably attached to the adaptable connection enclosure.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.