Fiber drop terminal
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1. A fiber drop terminal comprising:
- a housing having an outer surface containing a plurality of receptacles, the housing further having an inner cavity; and
a storage cavity occupying a portion of the inner cavity, the storage cavity being configured to store a plurality of fiber coils at an angle with respect to the outer surface.
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Abstract
A fiber drop terminal may include a housing having an outer surface containing a plurality of receptacles. The housing may include a lower surface and an inner cavity. The fiber drop terminal may include a fiber storage cavity occupying a portion of the inner cavity. The storage cavity may store a plurality of fiber coils at an angle.
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57 Claims
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1. A fiber drop terminal comprising:
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a housing having an outer surface containing a plurality of receptacles, the housing further having an inner cavity; and
a storage cavity occupying a portion of the inner cavity, the storage cavity being configured to store a plurality of fiber coils at an angle with respect to the outer surface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A fiber drop terminal comprising:
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a first face comprising;
a first plurality of output receptacles having a first mounting angle with respect to the first face;
a second face comprising;
a second plurality of output receptacles having a second mounting angle with respect to the second face; and
a mating angle formed by an intersection of the first face and the second face, the mating angle facilitating access to the first and second plurality of output receptacles. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34)
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35. A fiber drop terminal comprising:
a housing comprising;
a first receptacle support face for receiving a first output receptacle, and having a lower edge, a second receptacle support face for receiving a second output receptacle and having an upper edge, a transition portion located between the lower edge and the upper edge, the transition portion forming a valley area at the connection with the lower edge, and a gusset contacting the lower edge, the valley and the transition portion, the gusset being configured to reinforce the valley area. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49)
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50. A cylindrical fiber drop terminal comprising:
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an input section having an input channel for receiving an incoming fiber bundle having a plurality of input optical fibers, the input section further having an input section mating surface and an inner cavity;
a first output section having a first plurality of output receptacles, the first output section further having a first mating surface for mating with the input section mating surface, a second mating surface, and first inner cavity; and
an end cap section having second inner cavity for storing fiber coils and further having an end cap mating surface for mating with the second mating surface. - View Dependent Claims (51, 52, 53, 54, 55)
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56. The cylindrical fiber drop terminal of claim 56, further comprising:
a second output section having a second plurality of output receptacles radially spaced, the second output section located between the first output section and the end cap section, the first output section and the second output section aligned with respect to each other so that the first plurality of output receptacles and the second plurality of output receptacles have an offset, the offset for facilitating access to the first plurality of output receptacles and the second plurality of output receptacles.
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57. A fiber drop terminal comprising:
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means for receiving an incoming optical signal;
means for storing optical fiber at an angled orientation within the fiber drop terminal; and
means for making the incoming optical signal available to a premises.
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