Mini drop terminal
First Claim
1. A terminal for mounting to a fiber distribution cable, comprising:
- a housing including;
a base;
a cover connectedly engaged with the base, the cover and the base defining an interior cavity;
the housing defining a cable opening that is in communication with the interior cavity;
a plurality of adapters disposed on the cover, each of the plurality of adapters including a first port and a second port;
a fiber routing tray disposed in the interior cavity, the fiber routing tray having a top panel, a bottom panel and a side panel that extends between the top and bottom panels at a periphery of the top and bottom panels, the fiber routing tray defining a storage space between the top panel and the bottom panel;
a fiber optic cable including a first end having a plurality of optical fibers engaged with the second ports of the adapters and a second end adapted for optical communication with a fiber distribution cable, the fiber optic cable being loosely stored in the storage space of the fiber routing tray, the loose storage of the fiber optic cable in the storage space of the fiber routing tray being adapted to allow the fiber optic cable stored in the storage space to be pulled through the cable opening from the interior cavity of the housing with the cover of the housing engaged to the base.
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Abstract
A terminal for mounting to a fiber distribution cable includes a housing having a base and a cover. The cover is connectedly engaged with the base. The terminal further includes a plurality of adapters disposed on the cover. A fiber routing tray having a top panel and a bottom panel is disposed in an interior cavity. The fiber routing tray includes a storage space defined between the top and bottom panels for storing a length of optical fiber. A method for installing a terminal includes providing a terminal having a housing defining an interior cavity. A cable is pulled from the interior cavity of the housing. The cable is spliced to a fiber distribution cable with a splice. The cable is inserted back into the interior cavity. A spliced end of the cable, a spliced end of the fiber distribution cable and the splice are inserted in a retention device.
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15 Claims
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1. A terminal for mounting to a fiber distribution cable, comprising:
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a housing including; a base; a cover connectedly engaged with the base, the cover and the base defining an interior cavity; the housing defining a cable opening that is in communication with the interior cavity; a plurality of adapters disposed on the cover, each of the plurality of adapters including a first port and a second port; a fiber routing tray disposed in the interior cavity, the fiber routing tray having a top panel, a bottom panel and a side panel that extends between the top and bottom panels at a periphery of the top and bottom panels, the fiber routing tray defining a storage space between the top panel and the bottom panel; a fiber optic cable including a first end having a plurality of optical fibers engaged with the second ports of the adapters and a second end adapted for optical communication with a fiber distribution cable, the fiber optic cable being loosely stored in the storage space of the fiber routing tray, the loose storage of the fiber optic cable in the storage space of the fiber routing tray being adapted to allow the fiber optic cable stored in the storage space to be pulled through the cable opening from the interior cavity of the housing with the cover of the housing engaged to the base. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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