Mini drop terminal
First Claim
1. A terminal for mounting to a fiber distribution cable, comprisinga housing including:
- a base; and
a cover connectedly engaged with the base, the cover and the base defining an interior cavity; and
a plurality of adapters adapted for outside environmental use disposed on the cover, each of the plurality of adapters including a first port for receiving a first fiber optic connector from outside the housing and a second port for receiving a second fiber optic connector from inside the housing, wherein the first ports are sealed to prevent moisture or water intrusion into the interior cavity of the housing, and wherein each of the first ports includes internal threads adapted to mate with corresponding threads of the first fiber optic connectors;
wherein the terminal has an adapter density that is greater than or equal to 0.48 adapters/in2.
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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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10 Claims
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1. A terminal for mounting to a fiber distribution cable, comprising
a housing including: -
a base; and a cover connectedly engaged with the base, the cover and the base defining an interior cavity; and a plurality of adapters adapted for outside environmental use disposed on the cover, each of the plurality of adapters including a first port for receiving a first fiber optic connector from outside the housing and a second port for receiving a second fiber optic connector from inside the housing, wherein the first ports are sealed to prevent moisture or water intrusion into the interior cavity of the housing, and wherein each of the first ports includes internal threads adapted to mate with corresponding threads of the first fiber optic connectors; wherein the terminal has an adapter density that is greater than or equal to 0.48 adapters/in2. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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