Universal bracket for mounting a drop terminal
First Claim
Patent Images
1. A drop terminal mounting system comprising:
- a drop terminal including;
a drop terminal housing having a cover mounted to a base, the drop terminal housing including a first end and an oppositely disposed second end, the cover and the base cooperatively defining an interior;
a plurality of fiber optic adapters mounted to the drop terminal housing, the fiber optic adapters having exterior ports that are accessible from an exterior of the drop terminal housing and interior ports that are accessible from the interior of the drop terminal housing;
a bracket adapted to secure the drop terminal to a mounting structure, the bracket having a first end and an oppositely disposed second end, the first end defining a pocket that is adapted to receive the first end of the drop terminal housing.
11 Assignments
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a drop terminal mounting system for use in a fiber optic network. The drop terminal mounting system includes a drop terminal having a drop terminal housing to which a plurality of fiber optic adapters are mounted. The fiber optic adapters have exterior ports that are accessible from an exterior of the drop terminal housing. The drop terminal mounting system also includes a bracket having a cradle for receiving the drop terminal. The bracket has features that facilitate mounting the bracket to different types of structures such as poles, strands, or to hand-holes.
113 Citations
18 Claims
-
1. A drop terminal mounting system comprising:
-
a drop terminal including; a drop terminal housing having a cover mounted to a base, the drop terminal housing including a first end and an oppositely disposed second end, the cover and the base cooperatively defining an interior; a plurality of fiber optic adapters mounted to the drop terminal housing, the fiber optic adapters having exterior ports that are accessible from an exterior of the drop terminal housing and interior ports that are accessible from the interior of the drop terminal housing; a bracket adapted to secure the drop terminal to a mounting structure, the bracket having a first end and an oppositely disposed second end, the first end defining a pocket that is adapted to receive the first end of the drop terminal housing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
-
-
14. A drop terminal mounting system comprising:
-
a drop terminal including; a drop terminal housing having a cover mounted to a base, the drop terminal housing including a first end and an oppositely disposed second end, the cover and the base cooperatively defining an interior; a plurality of fiber optic adapters mounted to the drop terminal housing, the fiber optic adapters having exterior ports that are accessible from an exterior of the drop terminal housing and interior ports that are accessible from the interior of the drop terminal housing; a bracket adapted to secure the drop terminal to a mounting structure, the bracket including a base having a first end and an oppositely disposed second end, the first end of the base including retention tabs that cooperate with the base to define a pocket that is adapted to receive the first end of the drop terminal housing. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
-
Specification