Fiber drop terminal

• US 7,489,849 B2
• Filed: 08/08/2005
• Issued: 02/10/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 11/03/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: CommScope Technologies, LLC (CommScope Holding Company, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: ADC Telecommunications Incorporated (TE Connectivity Limited)
• Inventors: Reagan, Randy, Gniadek, Jeffrey, Noonan, Michael, Baren-Boym, Michael
• Primary Examiner(s): Font; Frank G
• Assistant Examiner(s): LEPISTO, RYAN A
• Application Number:
  US11/198,848
• Publication Number:
  US 20060093303A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,282 Days
• Field of Search: 385/135
• US Class Current: 385/135
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 6/3885 Multicore or multichannel optical connectors, i.e. one single ferrule containing more than one fibre, e.g. ribbon type optical ribbon cable G02B6/4403, G02B6/448
• 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 6/4442 Cap coupling boxes
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 6/4444 Seals
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 6/4446 Cable boxes, e.g. splicing boxes with two or more multi fibre cables
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 6/4457 Bobbins; Reels
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 6/475 Mechanical aspects of installing cables in ducts or the like for buildings
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 10/25891 Transmission components H04B10/40 takes precedence

Abstract

A fiber drop terminal may include a housing having an outer surface containing a plurality of receptacles. The housing may include a lower surface and an inner cavity. The fiber drop terminal may include a fiber storage cavity occupying a portion of the inner cavity. The storage cavity may store a plurality of fiber coils at an angle.

Claims

1. A fiber drop terminal comprising:

a housing having an outer surface including;

a first face having;

a first plurality of output receptacles disposed at a first mounting angle with respect to the first face, wherein the first plurality of output receptacles are adapted to receive a first plurality of connectors;

a second face having;

a second plurality of output receptacles disposed at a second mounting angle with respect to the second face, wherein the second plurality of output receptacles are adapted to receive a second plurality of connectors; and

a mating angle formed by an intersection of the first face and the second face, the mating angle facilitating access to the first and second plurality of output receptacles;

a base adapted for engagement with the housing, wherein the base and the housing cooperatively define an inner cavity; and

a storage cavity occupying a portion of the inner cavity, the storage cavity being adapted to store a plurality of fiber coils at an oblique angle with respect to the base and the outer surface.

2. The fiber drop terminal of claim 1, wherein the first mounting angle equals the second mounting angle.

3. The fiber drop terminal of claim 2, wherein ones of the first and second plurality of output receptacles are each mounted to a receptacle mounting surface associated with a receptacle pocket.

4. The fiber drop terminal of claim 1, further comprising:

a low elevation retainer being adapted to retain a first portion of the plurality of fiber coils in the storage cavity; and

a high elevation retainer being adapted to retain a second portion of the plurality of fiber coils in the storage cavity.