FIBER OPTIC ENCLOSURE WITH EXTERNAL CABLE SPOOL
First Claim
1. A fiber optic enclosure assembly comprising:
- an enclosure adapted to optically connect incoming fibers to outgoing fibers; and
a cable spool connected to an exterior of the enclosure, wherein a cable having the incoming fibers is disposed about the cable spool.
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Abstract
A fiber optic telecommunications device includes an enclosure defining an interior. A first fiber optic adapter is provided at the enclosure. A spool is provided at an exterior of the enclosure. A fiber optic cable, which includes a first optical fiber, is wrapped around the spool. A first fiber optic connector is mounted at a first end of the first optical fiber. The first end of the first optical fiber is positioned within the interior of the enclosure. The first fiber optic connector is inserted within the first fiber optic adapter. The enclosure and the spool are configured to rotate in unison about a common axis when the fiber optic cable is unwound from the spool.
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Citations
68 Claims
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1. A fiber optic enclosure assembly comprising:
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an enclosure adapted to optically connect incoming fibers to outgoing fibers; and a cable spool connected to an exterior of the enclosure, wherein a cable having the incoming fibers is disposed about the cable spool. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A fiber optic enclosure for enclosing optical fiber connections comprising:
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an enclosure; a cable spool assembly disposed on an exterior surface of the enclosure; and a mounting assembly rotationally engaged with the cable spool assembly such that the cable spool assembly selectively rotates about an axis of the mounting assembly, wherein the mounting assembly includes a bearing assembly and is adapted for engagement with a mounting location. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A fiber optic enclosure for enclosing optical fiber connections comprising:
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an enclosure; and a cable spool assembly disposed on an exterior surface of the enclosure, the cable spool assembly having; a drum portion; a cable disposed about the drum portion; and a cable strain relief member engaged to the drum portion and a portion of the cable. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A method of paying out a cable from a fiber optic enclosure, the method comprising:
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providing a fiber optic enclosure having an enclosure and a cable spool exteriorly disposed on the enclosure, the enclosure being adapted to optically connect incoming fibers of a first cable and outgoing fibers of a second cable, wherein the first cable is disposed about the cable spool; and rotating the enclosure and the cable spool about an axis until a desired length of the first cable is paid out. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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38. A method of paying out a cable from a fiber optic enclosure, comprising:
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mounting a mounting plate to a mounting location, the mounting plate being rotationally engaged with a cable spool such that the cable spool selectively rotates about an axis of the mounting plate, wherein a cable is disposed about the cable spool; rotating the cable spool about the axis of the mounting plate until a desired length of cable is paid out; and mounting an enclosure to a first axial end of the cable spool. - View Dependent Claims (39)
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40. A fiber optic telecommunications device comprising:
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an enclosure defining an interior; a first fiber optic adapter provided at the enclosure; a spool provided at an exterior of the enclosure; a fiber optic cable wrapped around the spool, the fiber optic cable including a first optical fiber; a first fiber optic connector mounted at a first end of the first optical fiber, the first end of the first optical fiber being positioned within the interior of the enclosure and the first fiber optic connector being inserted within the first fiber optic adapter; and the enclosure and the spool being configured to rotate in unison about a common axis when the fiber optic cable is unwound from the spool. - View Dependent Claims (41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51)
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52. A method for installing telecommunications equipment, the method comprising:
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providing telecommunications equipment including an enclosure and a spool, the telecommunications equipment also including an optical cable wrapped around the spool, the optical cable including a first optical fiber including a first end and a second end, rotating the enclosure and the spool in unison about a common axis to pay out the optical cable from the spool so that the second end of the first optical fiber can be positioned at a remote location that is remote from the enclosure and the spool; and using the enclosure as an interconnect location for optically coupling the first optical fiber of the optical cable to a second optical fiber routed away from the enclosure. - View Dependent Claims (53, 54, 55, 56)
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57. A method for installing telecommunications equipment, the method comprising:
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providing telecommunications equipment including an enclosure, a spool, and an optical cable wrapped around the spool, the optical cable having a first length wrapped around the spool, the first length including an installation length and an excess length, the optical cable including a first end and a second end; positioning the spool and the enclosure at a first location; moving the second end of the optical cable to a second location by paying off the installation length of the optical cable from the spool while the spool, the first end of the optical cable and the enclosure remain at the first location; and storing the excess length of optical cable on the spool at the first location, wherein the enclosure and the spool with the excess length of optical cable wrapped thereon remain at the first location after the installation process has been completed. - View Dependent Claims (58, 59, 60, 61)
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62. A fiber optic telecommunications device comprising:
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a first fiber optic adapter; a spool; a fiber optic cable wrapped around the spool, the fiber optic cable including a first optical fiber; a first fiber optic connector mounted at a first end of the first optical fiber, the first end of the first fiber optic connector being inserted within the first fiber optic adapter; and the first fiber optic adapter and the spool being configured to rotate in unison about a common axis when the fiber optic cable is unwound from the spool. - View Dependent Claims (63, 64)
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65. A method for installing telecommunications equipment, the method comprising:
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providing telecommunications equipment having a fiber optic adapter, a spool and an optical cable wrapped around the spool, the optical cable including a first optical fiber having a first end and a second end, the first end of the first optical fiber being connectorized; and rotating the fiber optic adapter and the spool in unison about a common axis to pay out the optical cable from the spool so that the second end of the first optical fiber can be positioned at a remote location that is remote from the fiber optic adapter and the spool. - View Dependent Claims (66)
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67. A fiber optic enclosure comprising:
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means for enclosing optical connections between incoming fibers of a first cable and outgoing fibers of a second cable; and means for storing excess length of the first cable on an exterior of the fiber optic enclosure. - View Dependent Claims (68)
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Specification