FIBER OPTIC ENCLOSURE WITH EXTERNAL 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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21 Claims
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1. (canceled)
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2. A fiber optic assembly for providing optical fiber connections comprising:
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a mounting plate; at least one cable storage arrangement operatively mounted to the mounting plate so that the cable storage arrangement can rotate relative to the mounting plate about an axis, the cable storage arrangement defining a cable storage area and including a first curved surface and a second surface, the second surface spaced from the mounting plate and substantially parallel to the mounting plate; a fiber optic termination arrangement disposed on a third surface, the third surface facing away from the mounting plate, the fiber optic termination arrangement including a plurality of fiber optic adapters; each of the fiber optic adapters having a first port and a second port; the at least one cable storage arrangement and the fiber optic termination arrangement operatively connected so that the fiber optic termination arrangement rotates in unison with the at least one cable storage arrangement; a cable management structure disposed on the third surface, the cable management structure defining a cable routing path and providing optical fiber bend radius protection; and a fiber optic cable stored in the cable storage arrangement, the fiber optic cable having a plurality of individual fibers, each of the individual fibers having a connectorized end, the connectorized ends being routed to the first ports of the plurality of adapters. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A fiber optic assembly for providing optical fiber connections comprising:
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a mounting plate; a fiber optic cable including a plurality of optical fibers, the fiber optic cable including a first portion in which the optical fibers are collectively contained within a jacket and a second portion in which the optical fibers are broken out into individual optical fibers having connectorized ends; a cable storage spool about which the first portion of the fiber optic cable is wrapped, the cable storage spool being rotatably mounted to the mounting plate, wherein the cable storage spool rotates about an axis relative to the mounting plate to allow the first portion of the fiber optic cable to be paid out from the cable storage spool; a cable management structure about which the second portion of the fiber optic cable is routed, the cable management structure providing optical fiber bend radius protection; and a plurality of fiber optic adapters that receive the connectorized ends of the individual optical fibers, wherein the cable management structure and the plurality of fiber optic adapters are carried with the cable storage spool as the cable storage spool is rotated about the axis. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A fiber optic assembly for providing optical fiber connections comprising:
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a mounting plate; a fiber optic cable including a plurality of optical fibers, the fiber optic cable including a first portion in which the optical fibers are collectively contained within a jacket and a second portion in which the optical fibers are broken out into individual optical fibers having connectorized ends; a cable management and connection assembly including; a first cable storage location at which the first portion of the fiber optic cable is coiled; a second cable storage location separate from the first location, the second portion of the fiber optic cable being routed at the second cable storage location while providing optical fiber bend radius protection; and a plurality of fiber optic adapters that receive the connectorized ends of the individual optical fibers; wherein an entirety of the cable management and connection assembly rotates relative to the mounting plate about an axis of rotation to allow the first portion of the fiber optic cable to be paid out from the first location. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21)
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Specification