Cable enclosure assembly

• US 6,410,850 B1
• Filed: 02/08/2000
• Issued: 06/25/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 02/08/2000
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Commscope Inc of North Carolina (CommScope Holding Company, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Avaya Technology Corporation Miami Lakes FLA US
• Inventors: Flynn, Richard Michael, Abel, John N.
• Primary Examiner(s): Reichard, Dean A.
• Assistant Examiner(s): PATEL, DHIRUBHAI R
• Application Number:
  US09/500,102
• Time in Patent Office: 868 Days
• Field of Search: 174/59, 174/60, 174/48, 174/64, 174/68.1, 174/135, 174/65.R, 174/66, 174/67, 220/3.3, 220/4.02, 220/3.8, 220/241, 220/242, 439/721, 439/722, 439/723, 439/724, 439/535
• US Class Current: 174/60
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 6/3897 Connectors fixed to housings, casing, frames or circuit boards G02B6/44528 takes precedence
• 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 6/475 Mechanical aspects of installing cables in ducts or the like for buildings
• CPC Class Codes: H02G 3/14 Fastening of cover or lid to box
• CPC Class Codes: H02G 3/32 using mounting clamps

Abstract

The cable enclosure assembly of the present invention includes a cable enclosure base, a faceplate mount, a removable full-width bezel and a cover. The cable enclosure base attaches to a wall at a location where an optical fiber cable protrudes through the wall. The cable fiber passes through a cable enclosure base cutout formed in the cable enclosure base. Next, a faceplate is attached to the faceplate mount. The faceplate mount is then attached to the cable enclosure base via a pivot-and-mount configuration. The removable full-width bezel can be connected with the cable enclosure base at two positions, thereby enabling the positioning of the bezel within the cable enclosure base to be adjusted. Lastly, the cover is removably secured to the cable enclosure base.

Claims

1. A cable enclosure assembly comprising:

a cable enclosure base, wherein said cable enclosure base comprises;

a snap-and-pivot mounting device, and

an interconnect for engaging a removable full-width bezel;

a faceplate mount, wherein said faceplate mount comprises;

a snap-and-pivot mounting device, the snap-and-pivot mounting device of the cable enclosure base engaging the snap-and-pivot mounting device of the faceplate mount when the faceplate mount is engaged with the cable enclosure base;

a removable full-width bezel engaged with the interconnect; and

a cover that engages said cable enclosure base.

2. The cable enclosure assembly of claim 1, wherein the interconnect is an inboard-postion interconnect.

3. The cable enclosure assembly of claim 1, wherein the interconnect is an outboard-position interconnect.

4. The cable enclosure assembly of claim 1, wherein said removable full-width bezel is selected from the group consisting of dual-duplex subscriber channel (SC), dual-duplex subscriber channel (SC)/straight tip (ST), quad Lambert connector (LC) duplex, high density straight tip (ST), high density subscriber channel (SC), high density Lambert connector (LC) coupling strip forms and telephone-type modular forms.

5. The cable enclosure assembly of claim 1, wherein said removable full-width bezel comprises a removable telephone-type modular full-width bezel.

6. The cable enclosure assembly of claim 5, wherein said removable telephone-type modular bezel engages with “

modular”

series adapters.

7. The cable enclosure assembly of claim 1, wherein said cable enclosure base further comprises:

a slack drum for excess fiber; and

a plurality of fiber retaining tabs positioned proximally around the said slack drum so as to manage one of said plurality of fiber positioned around the said slack drum, wherein said slack drum and said plurality of fiber retaining tabs are positioned such that the bend radius of one of said plurality of fiber will not be exceeded.

8. The cable enclosure assembly of claim 1, wherein said cable enclosure base further comprises:

a rear cable entry point; and

at least one rear cable entry point tie down.

9. The cable enclosure assembly of claim 1, wherein said cable enclosure base further comprises:

at least one cable enclosure base side cable entry point; and

at least one cable enclosure base side cable entry point tie down.

10. The cable enclosure assembly of claim 1, wherein said cable enclosure base further comprises at least one cable enclosure base boss, and wherein said cover comprises at least one hole that is aligned with said at least one cable enclosure base boss when said cover is engaged with said cable enclosure base.

11. The cable enclosure assembly of claim 10, wherein said cover comprises:

a label mounting recess positioned such that when a label is placed into said label mounting recess said hole in said cover is hidden, and wherein the label mounting recess is slanted to provide viewing from above when the cable enclosure assembly is wall-mounted;

at least one cover side cable entry point knock-out that is aligned with said at least one cable enclosure base side entry point when said cover and said cable enclosure base are engaged; and

a plastic icon snap mounting recess.

12. The cable enclosure assembly of claim 1, wherein said cable enclosure base comprises at least one slot and wherein said cover comprises at least one hook, and wherein said at least one slot of said cable enclosure base is aligned with said at least one hook of said cover when the said cover is engaged with said cable enclosure base.

13. The cable enclosure assembly of claim 1, wherein said cable enclosure base comprises at least one opening, and wherein said cover comprises at least one nodule, wherein said at least one opening of said cable enclosure base is aligned with said at least one nodule of said cover when said cover is engaged with said cable enclosure base.

14. The cable enclosure assembly of claim 13, wherein said faceplate mount engages with said cable enclosure base an open position and at a closed position, wherein the open position occurs when at least one pivot-point hinge is engaged with at least one pivot-point hook such that said faceplate mount is at an oblique angle relative to said cable enclosure base, and wherein the closed position occurs when said faceplate mount is pivoted at said at least one pivot-point hook such that at least one snap-point hook engages with at least one snap-point hinge such that said at least one pivot-point hook and said at least one snap-point hook are engaged with said at least one pivot-point hinge and said at least one snap-point latch, respectively.

15. The cable enclosure assembly of claim 1, wherein the snap-and-pivot mounting device of said cable enclosure base comprises at least one pivot-point hook and at least one snap-point hook, and wherein the snap-and-pivot mounting device of the faceplate mount comprises at least one pivot-point hinge and at least one snap-point latch.

16. The cable enclosure assembly of claim 1, wherein said faceplate mount further comprises:

at least one cable enclosure base boss for engagement with said faceplate; and

an opening for receiving fibers that are attached to said cable enclosure base and said faceplate.

17. A cable enclosure assembly comprising:

a cable enclosure base, wherein said cable enclosure base comprises;

an inboard-position interconnect,

an outboard-position interconnect,

a slack drum that has a minimum fiber bend radius of ¾

inch,

at least one pivot-point hinge, and

at least one snap-point latch;

a faceplate mount, wherein said faceplate mount comprises;

at least one pivot-point hook, and

at least one snap-point hook, and wherein when said cable enclosure base engages said faceplate mount, said at least one pivot-point hook and said at least one snap-point hook are engaged with said at least one pivot-point hinge and said at least one snap-point latch, respectively;

a cover that engages with said cable enclosure base;

a removable full-width bezel, said removable full-width bezel engaging with said cable enclosure base at said outboard-position interconnect.

18. A cable enclosure assembly comprising:

a cable enclosure base, wherein said cable enclosure base comprises;

an inboard-position interconnect,

an outboard-position interconnect,

a slack drum that has a minimum fiber bend radius of ¾

inch,

at least one pivot-point hinge, and

at least one snap-point latch;

a faceplate mount, wherein said faceplate mount comprises;

at least one pivot-point hook, and

at least one snap-point hook, and wherein when said cable enclosure base engages said faceplate mount, said at least one pivot-point hook and said at least one snap-point hook are engaged with said at least one pivot-point hinge and said at least one snap-point latch, respectively;

a cover that engages with said cable enclosure base;

a removable full-width bezel, said removable full-width bezel engaging with said cable enclosure base at said inboard-position interconnect.