Fiber closure system
First Claim
1. A housing assembly for enclosing and storing cable splices comprising:
- a housing member having a closed end and an open end and defining a storage chamber;
an end plate selectively received in the open end, said end plate including a substantially planar end plate body defining i) a plurality of cable entrance openings for receiving associated cables therethrough and into said storage chamber, and ii) a plurality of inner openings;
a plurality of cable caps circumferentially spaced apart over an outer peripheral edge of the end plate body and adjacent said plurality of cable entrance openings, the plurality of cable caps being selectively removable to permit said associated cables to be individually selectively moved radially through said end plate body into and out of selected ones of said plurality of cable entrance openings;
a pierceable grommet received in one of said plurality of inner openings, the pierceable grommet selectively receiving a wire therethrough; and
,a plurality of sealing walls selectively positionable in said plurality of cable entrance openings for blocking selected ones of the said plurality of cable entrance openings of the end plate body.
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Abstract
A cable splice enclosure assembly for enclosing and storing cable splices includes a housing member having a closed end and an open end which defines a storage chamber therebetween. An end plate is received in the open end. The end plate is axially spaced from the closed end. The end plate includes an end plate body and a plurality of selectively removable cable caps for accessing individual cables passing through openings defined by the end plate. A plurality of sealing walls are selectively positionable in the openings for blocking the openings when not being used to receive the cables in the openings. A piercable grommet is disposed in a further opening found in the end plate for selectively receiving a ground or other electrical wire therethrough to seal the wire with the end plate.
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22 Claims
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1. A housing assembly for enclosing and storing cable splices comprising:
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a housing member having a closed end and an open end and defining a storage chamber; an end plate selectively received in the open end, said end plate including a substantially planar end plate body defining i) a plurality of cable entrance openings for receiving associated cables therethrough and into said storage chamber, and ii) a plurality of inner openings; a plurality of cable caps circumferentially spaced apart over an outer peripheral edge of the end plate body and adjacent said plurality of cable entrance openings, the plurality of cable caps being selectively removable to permit said associated cables to be individually selectively moved radially through said end plate body into and out of selected ones of said plurality of cable entrance openings; a pierceable grommet received in one of said plurality of inner openings, the pierceable grommet selectively receiving a wire therethrough; and
,a plurality of sealing walls selectively positionable in said plurality of cable entrance openings for blocking selected ones of the said plurality of cable entrance openings of the end plate body. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A housing assembly for enclosing and storing cable splices comprising:
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a housing member having a closed end and an open end and defining a storage chamber therebetween; an end plate received in the open end, said end plate including an end plate body having i) a plurality of inner openings therethrough;
ii) a plurality of cable entrance openings configured to selectively receive associated cables therethrough by moving the associated cables radially through the end plate into and out of selected ones of the plurality of cable entrance openings, and iii) a plurality of selectively removable cable caps for holding said associated cables in said cable entrance openings;a resilient pierceable grommet selectively received in each said inner opening; and
,at least one sealing wall selectively located in a first one of said plurality cable entrance openings for blocking the first one of the entrance openings. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13)
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14. A housing assembly for enclosing and storing cable splices comprising:
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a housing member having an open end and a removable end plate selectively received in the open end for defining a storage chamber therein; said end plate including an end plate body defining a plurality of circumferentially spaced apart openings and an inner opening; a plurality of sealing walls selectively received in said spaced apart openings; a plurality of selectively removable cable caps for accessing individual cables passing through said spaced apart openings defined by end plate; a collar releasably and sealingly engaged around said open end of said housing for securing said end plate within said housing said housing; and
, a grommet disposed in said inner opening, the grommet being pierceable by an associated, ground wire extending through said grommet and into said storage chamber. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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