FIBER ACCESS TERMINAL
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Abstract
A fiber access terminal for mounting to the end of a fiber distribution cable and configured to be extended through a buried conduit. The fiber distribution cable may include a plurality of optical fibers and enters a housing of the terminal through a base. The terminal also includes a plurality of fiber optic connectors or adapters extending through the housing in generally the same direction as the fiber distribution cable for connecting to optical fiber customer drop cables. The terminal includes a cover and the housing defining an interior and the interior includes a cable slack storage arrangement providing bend radius protection for the optical fiber cables within the interior. A method of assembling a fiber access terminal. A fiber access terminal assembly including a pedestal mounting arrangement.
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Citations
14 Claims
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1. (canceled)
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2. A fiber access terminal assembly comprising:
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a base having an interior side and an exterior side, the base defining a plurality of mounting openings; a cover having a closed top and an open bottom, the cover being elongated between the closed top and the open bottom, the elongated cover defining an interior, the open bottom of the cover being configured to sealingly engage the base to form an enclosure so that the interior side of the base faces the interior of the cover; a plurality of optical fiber adapters disposed in the mounting openings defined in the base, each of the optical fiber adapters having a first port that is accessible from the interior side of the base and a second port accessible from the exterior side of the base, the second ports being configured to receive ruggedized fiber optic connectors; and a cable management member coupled to the base, the cable management member being configured to extend away from the base and into the interior of the cover when the cover engages the base, the cable management member including cable routing structures configured to guide optical fibers to the first ports of the optical fiber adapters. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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