WALL BOX ADAPTED TO BE MOUNTED AT A MID-SPAN ACCESS LOCATION OF A TELECOMMUNICATIONS CABLE

• US 20130034333A1
• Filed: 02/06/2012
• Published: 02/07/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 01/09/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: CommScope Technologies, LLC (CommScope Holding Company, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: ADC Telecommunications Incorporated (TE Connectivity Limited)
• Inventors: Holmberg, Matthew, Solheid, James J., Gronvall, Erik, Rudenick, Paula, Marcouiller, Thomas
• Granted Patent: US 8,837,894 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 385/135
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 6/3897 Connectors fixed to housings, casing, frames or circuit boards G02B6/44528 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 6/4441 Boxes
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 6/445 with lateral pivoting cover
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 6/44528 Patch-cords; Connector arrangements in the system or in the box routing arrangements H04Q1/00
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 6/4454 with splices
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 6/4455 characterised by the way of extraction or insertion of the cassette in the distribution frame, e.g. pivoting, sliding, rotating or gliding
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 6/4457 Bobbins; Reels
• CPC Class Codes: H02G 3/081 Bases, casings or covers
• CPC Class Codes: H02G 3/083 Inlets

Abstract

A wall box includes an enclosure having a base and a cover connected to the base. The base and the cover enclose an interior region. The wall box further includes a plurality of fiber optic adapters mounted to the enclosure. The fiber optic adapters include an inner port positioned inside the interior region and an outer port positioned at an outer surface of the enclosure. A tray stack is mounted within the interior region. The tray stack includes a tray mount pivotally connected to the enclosure. The tray mount includes a top surface and an oppositely disposed bottom surface. A first splice tray mounting area is disposed on the top surface and a second splice tray mounting area is disposed on the bottom surface. A plurality of trays is disposed in the first splice tray mounting area. A tray is disposed in the second splice tray mounting area.

Claims

1-16. -16. (canceled)

17. A telecommunications tray stack configured to be mounted within an enclosure, the tray stack comprising:

a tray mount configured to be pivotally connected to the enclosure, the tray mount including a top surface and an oppositely disposed bottom surface, wherein a first tray mounting area is disposed on the top surface and a second tray mounting area is disposed on the bottom surface;

a plurality of trays disposed in the first tray mounting area; and

a tray disposed in the second tray mounting area.

18. The tray stack of claim 17, wherein each of the trays of the plurality of trays disposed in the first tray mounting area is individually pivotable with respect to the others of the plurality of trays disposed in the first tray mounting area.

19. The tray stack of claim 17, wherein each of the plurality of trays disposed in the first tray mounting area is a splice tray.

20. The tray stack of claim 19, wherein each splice tray includes two splice mounting locations.

21. The tray stack of claim 20, wherein a fiber storage region is disposed between the two splice mounting locations.

22. The tray stack of claim 21, wherein the fiber storage region includes two spaced apart half spools about which excess fiber can be spooled.

23. The tray stack of claim 22, wherein the fiber storage region includes two full spools positioned in an area defined between the two half spools.

24. The tray stack of claim 17, wherein the tray disposed in the second tray mounting area is a splitter tray having a splitter mounted thereon.

25. The tray stack of claim 19, wherein the tray disposed in the second tray mounting area is a splitter tray having a splitter mounted thereon.

26. An enclosure comprising:

a base;

a cover pivotally connected to the base, wherein the base and the cover cooperate to enclose an interior region of the enclosure;

a hinge assembly for pivotally connecting the cover to the base, the hinge assembly including at least one pin member and a plurality of hinge portions, each hinge portion having a free end including a hook portion defining an opening that is adapted to selectively receive the at least one pin member, the hook portions defining gaps between adjacent hook portions;

a retention member adapted to retain the pin member in the opening of the hinge portion, the retention member being a resilient member having a first end portion and an oppositely disposed second end portion that selectively flexes about the first end portion, wherein the second end portion blocks at least a portion of the opening in a relaxed position to retain the pin member in the opening, wherein the second end portion of the retention member is generally aligned with a gap defined between two adjacent hook portions.

27. An enclosure as claimed in claim 26, wherein the hinge portions are portion is mounted to the cover and the pin member extends along the length of a side of the base between supports that extend outwardly from the side of the base and that support the pin member.

28. An enclosure as claimed in claim 27, wherein the pin member is a generally cylindrical member.

29. An enclosure as claimed in claim 27, wherein the first end portion of the retention member is mounted to a side of the cover.

30. An enclosure as claimed in claim 26, wherein the second end portion of the retention member includes an end surface that is adapted to abut the pin member when the retention member is in the relaxed position.