US 9,791,653 B2Granted

Telecommunications enclosure organizer

AssigneeCommScope Connectivity Belgium BVBA

InventorsMohamed Aznag, Emilie De Groe, Eric Marcel M. Keustermans, Diederik Houben, Philippe Coenegracht, Pieter Doultremont, Geert Van Genechten, Maddy Nadine Frederickx, Marrten Michiels

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Abstract

A closure includes a cover and seal block. A feeder cable pathway and rear cover is provided for separation of feeder cables from drop cables. The organizer in the closure includes an end cap and rear cable storage. Cable fixation clips, linear or bendable, can be used individually or daisy chained together. Cable fixation chambers are positioned on top of the gel block housing. The organizer is a click together organizer. Dual heights on cable guides on sides of the groove plate facilitate cable installation. Tray supports with rounded ends prevent looseness of the tray mounts. Other organizers include cable routing features for compact storage.

Claims35

Dependent claims

A cable organizer comprising:

a framework having an upper side, an opposite lower side, a first lateral side, and an opposite second lateral side, each of the upper side and the lower side extending between a proximate end and a distal end of the framework, and each of the first lateral side and the second lateral side extending between the proximate end and the distal end of the framework;
a cable organizer plate mounted to the upper side of the framework between the proximate end and the distal end of the framework;
an upper tube entry tube holder mounted to the upper side of the framework at the proximate end of the framework and configured to receive one or more cables entering the cable organizer on the upper side of the framework;
a lower tube entry tube holder mounted to the lower side of the framework at the proximate end of the framework and configured to receive one or more cables entering the cable organizer on the lower side of the framework;
a plurality of trays pivotally mounted to the cable organizer plate at the upper side of the framework;
two separate first crossing zones for cables on one of the first lateral side and the second lateral side, the two separate first crossing zones including a first vertical plane crossing area and a first horizontal plane crossing area separate from the first vertical plane crossing area, wherein at least one of the cables entering the cable organizer on the upper side of the framework and at least one of the cables entering the cable organizer on the lower side of the framework meet in the first vertical plane crossing area and are routed together to the first horizontal plane crossing area;
and
two separate second crossing zones for cables on the other of the first lateral side and the second lateral side, the two separate second crossing zones including a second vertical plane crossing area and a second horizontal plane crossing area separate from the second vertical plane crossing area, wherein at least one of the cables entering the cable organizer on the upper side of the framework and at least one of the cables entering the cable organizer on the lower side of the framework meet in the second vertical plane crossing area and are routed together to the second horizontal plane crossing area,
wherein all cables entering through the upper tube entry tube holder and the lower tube entry tube holder are routed to the cable organizer plate at the upper side of the framework.

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A cable organizer comprising:

a framework having an upper side, an opposite lower side, a first lateral side, and an opposite second lateral side, each of the upper side and the lower side extending between a proximate end and a distal end of the framework, and each of the first lateral side and the second lateral side extending between the proximate end and the distal end of the framework;
a cable organizer plate mounted to the upper side of the framework between the proximate end and the distal end of the framework;
an upper tube entry tube holder mounted to the upper side of the framework at the proximate end of the framework and configured to receive one or more cables entering the cable organizer on the upper side of the framework;
a lower tube entry tube holder mounted to the lower side of the framework at the proximate end of the framework and configured to receive one or more cables entering the cable organizer on the lower side of the framework;
a plurality of trays pivotally mounted to the cable organizer plate at the upper side of the framework;
two separate crossing zones for cables on one of the first lateral side and the second lateral side, the two separate crossing zones including a vertical plane crossing area and a horizontal plane crossing area separate from the vertical plane crossing area, wherein at least one of the cables entering the cable organizer on the upper side of the framework and at least one of the cables entering the cable organizer on the lower side of the framework meet in the vertical plane crossing area and are routed together to the horizontal plane crossing area;
a closure cover having a dome configuration with an open end and configured to receive the cable organizer;
and
a seal block configured to seal the open end of the closure cover,
wherein all cables entering through the upper tube entry tube holder and the lower tube entry tube holder are routed to the cable organizer plate at the upper side of the framework.

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A closure comprising:

a cable organizer including
a framework having an upper side, an opposite lower side, a first lateral side, and an opposite second lateral side, each of the upper side and the lower side extending between a proximate end and a distal end of the framework, and each of the first lateral side and the second lateral side extending between the proximate end and the distal end of the framework;
a cable organizer plate mounted to the upper side of the framework between the proximate end and the distal end of the framework;
an upper tube entry tube holder mounted to the upper side of the framework at the proximate end of the framework and configured to receive one or more cables entering the cable organizer on the upper side of the framework;
a lower tube entry tube holder mounted to the lower side of the framework at the proximate end of the framework and configured to receive one or more cables entering the cable organizer on the lower side of the framework;
a plurality of trays pivotally mounted to the cable organizer plate at the upper side of the framework;
and
two separate crossing zones for cables on one of the first lateral side and the second lateral side, the two separate crossing zones including a vertical plane crossing area and a horizontal plane crossing area separate from the vertical plane crossing area, wherein at least one of the cables entering the cable organizer on the upper side of the framework and at least one of the cables entering the cable organizer on the lower side of the framework meet in the vertical plane crossing area and are routed together to the horizontal plane crossing area,
wherein all cables entering through the upper tube entry tube holder and the lower tube entry tube holder are routed to the cable organizer plate at the upper side of the framework;
and
a cover having a dome configuration with an open end;
and
a seal block which seals the open end, wherein the seal block allows for cables to enter and exit an interior of the closure, the seal block including a two piece gel seal with cable openings, the seal block including an upper portion and a lower portion, the seal block mounted to the cover with side latches.

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A cable organizer comprising:

a framework having an upper side, an opposite lower side, a first lateral side, and an opposite second lateral side, each of the upper side and the lower side extending between a proximate end and a distal end of the framework, and each of the first lateral side and the second lateral side extending between the proximate end and the distal end of the framework;
a cable organizer plate mounted to the upper side of the framework between the proximate end and the distal end of the framework;
an upper tube entry tube holder mounted to the upper side of the framework at the proximate end of the framework and configured to receive one or more cables entering the cable organizer on the upper side of the framework;
a lower tube entry tube holder mounted to the lower side of the framework at the proximate end of the framework and configured to receive one or more cables entering the cable organizer on the lower side of the framework;
a plurality of trays pivotally mounted to the cable organizer plate at the upper side of the framework;
two separate crossing zones for cables on one of the first lateral side and the second lateral side, the two separate crossing zones including a vertical plane crossing area and a horizontal plane crossing area separate from the vertical plane crossing area, wherein at least one of the cables entering the cable organizer on the upper side of the framework and at least one of the cables entering the cable organizer on the lower side of the framework meet in the vertical plane crossing area and are routed together to the horizontal plane crossing area;
a first upper ramp configured to guide one or more of the cables entering through the upper tube entry tube holder on the upper side of the framework;
a first lower ramp extending from the lower side of the framework to the upper side of the framework and configured to guide one or more of the cables entering through the lower tube entry tube holder on the lower side of the framework;
and
a first lateral slot being in communication with the first upper ramp and the first lower ramp, the first lateral slot configured to route the one or more of the cables entering through the upper tube entry tube holder and the one or more of the cables entering through the lower tube entry tube holder on the upper side of the framework,
wherein the vertical plane crossing area is defined at a location where the first upper ramp and the first lower ramp are merged into the first lateral slot, and the first lateral slot leads cables from the vertical plane crossing area to the horizontal plane crossing area, and
wherein all cables entering through the upper tube entry tube holder and the lower tube entry tube holder are routed to the cable organizer plate at the upper side of the framework.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 14/390,535Filed 21 Mar 2013 · us provisional application
Priority: 3 Apr 2012
Published: US 2015/0168663 A118 Jun 2015
Granted: 17 Oct 2017
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification8 codes

G02B 6/4442
Boxes: cap coupling boxes
G02B 6/4444
Cap coupling boxes: seals
G02B 6/44526
Distribution frames: panels or rackmounts covering a whole width of the frame or rack
G02B 6/4454
Cassettes: with splices