Fiber drop terminal

• US 7,627,222 B2
• Filed: 02/22/2008
• Issued: 12/01/2009
• 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): LEPISTO, RYAN A
• Application Number:
  US12/035,674
• Publication Number:
  US 20080138025A1
• Time in Patent Office: 648 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 6/44465 Seals
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 6/44515 Fibre drop terminals with surplus length without surplus length G02B6/4472
• 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 6/4457 Bobbins; Reels
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 6/44775 Cable seals e.g. feed-through cable seals integrated to the box seals G02B6/4444; pulling eyes G02B6/44465
• 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 drop terminal mounting system includes a fiber drop terminal having a housing and a base attached to the housing. The housing includes an outer surface containing a plurality of receptacles and cooperatively defines an inner cavity with the base. The drop terminal mounting system further includes a bracket having a first fastening region and a second fastening region adapted to secure the drop terminal to the bracket.

Claims

1. A drop terminal mounting system comprising:

a drop terminal having;

a housing having a face including one or more output receptacles with each output receptacle having a first side and a second side with each of the first and second sides being adapted to receive a connector, wherein the first side of the output receptacles are accessible from an exterior of the housing;

a base attached to the housing;

an interior cavity defined by the base and the housing, wherein the second side of the output receptacles are accessible from the interior cavity and are engaged;

an incoming fiber group disposed in the interior cavity of the drop terminal, wherein the incoming fiber group includes a plurality of connectors engaged with the second sides of the output receptacles; and

a bracket adapted for mounting to a mounting structure, wherein the bracket includes a first fastening region and a second fastening region adapted to secure the drop terminal to the bracket, the drop terminal being secured to the bracket with a cable tie, wherein the bracket includes a keyed receptacle adapted to receive a mounting post of the drop terminal.

2. A drop terminal mounting system comprising:

a drop terminal having;

a housing having a front side and an oppositely disposed back side, the front side having a first stepped face and a second stepped face, each of the first and second stepped faces including one or more output receptacles with each output receptacle having a first side and a second side with each of the first and second sides being adapted to receive a connector, wherein the first side of the output receptacles are accessible from an exterior of the housing;

a base attached to the back side of the housing, wherein the base and the housing define a first end and an oppositely disposed second end separated by a longitudinal length;

an interior cavity defined by the base and the housing, wherein the second side of the output receptacles are accessible from the interior cavity;

an incoming fiber group disposed in the interior cavity of the drop terminal, wherein the incoming fiber group includes a plurality of connectors engaged with the second sides of the output receptacles; and

a bracket adapted for mounting to a mounting structure, the bracket having a first fastening region adjacent to a first end of the bracket and a second fastening region adjacent to an oppositely disposed second end, wherein the first and second fastening regions are adapted to releasably secure the drop terminal to the bracket.

3. A drop terminal mounting system as claimed in claim 2, wherein the first fastening region is adapted to releasably secure the first end of the drop terminal and the second fastening region of the bracket is adapted to releasably secure the second end of the drop terminal.

4. A drop terminal mounting system as claimed in claim 2, wherein the base is disposed against the bracket such that the front side of the housing faces outwardly from the bracket.

5. A drop terminal mounting system as claimed in claim 2, wherein the first fastening region of the bracket includes a latch.

6. A drop terminal mounting system as claimed in claim 2, wherein the second fastening region of the bracket includes a keyed receptacle.

7. A drop terminal mounting system as claimed in claim 6, wherein the base of the drop terminal includes a mounting post adapted for engagement with the keyed receptacle.

8. A drop terminal mounting system as claimed in claim 2, wherein the base and the housing of the drop terminal are sealed.

9. A drop terminal mounting system as claimed in claim 8, wherein the base and the housing are sealed by a sealing device disposed between a base mounting surface of the base and a housing mounting surface of the housing.

10. A drop terminal mounting system as claimed in claim 2, wherein the drop terminal is releasable secured to the first and second fastening regions of the bracket with cable ties.

11. A drop terminal mounting system as claimed in claim 8, wherein the mounting structure is a substantially vertical structure.