FIBER DROP TERMINAL

• US 20170023758A1
• Filed: 10/05/2016
• Published: 01/26/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 11/03/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: CommScope Technologies, LLC (CommScope Holding Company, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: CommScope Technologies, LLC (CommScope Holding Company, Inc.)
• Inventors: Reagan, Randy, Gniadek, Jeffrey, Noonan, Michael, Baren-Boym, Michael
• Granted Patent: US 9,851,522 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• 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 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 termination assembly comprising:

a housing that is elongated along a length between a first end and a second end, the housing also having a plurality of walls that extend between the first end and the second end, the walls being angled relative to each other to face in different directions;

a cable input port disposed at the first end of the housing, the cable input port facing in a first direction that is parallel with the length of the housing;

a first row of termination ports disposed along a first of the walls, the first row extending along the length of the housing, the termination ports of the first row facing in a common second direction with each other, the second direction being different from the first direction; and

a second row of termination ports disposed along a second of the walls, the second row extending along the length of the housing, the termination ports of the second row facing in a common third direction with each other, the third direction being different from the first and second directions.

2. The termination assembly of claim 1, wherein one of the walls of the housing defines a solid, planar surface.

3. The termination assembly of claim 1, wherein one of the walls of the housing is devoid of termination ports.

4. The termination assembly of claim 1, wherein the plurality of walls includes four walls.

5. The termination assembly of claim 1, wherein the first wall and the second wall meet along a common seam at a mating angle.

6. The termination assembly of claim 5, wherein the mating angle is selected so as to present the first and second walls to a linesman in a manner not requiring the linesman to maneuver in an awkward manner when accessing the terminal.

7. The termination assembly of claim 5, wherein the mating angle is larger than 90°

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8. The termination assembly of claim 5, wherein one of the walls of the housing defines a solid, planar surface.

9. The termination assembly of claim 8, wherein the solid, planar surface meets the first wall at an angle that is smaller than the mating angle.

10. The termination assembly of claim 1, wherein the walls of the housing operate in conjunction with surfaces at the first and second ends to form a watertight enclosure.

11. The termination assembly of claim 1, wherein the cable input port is configured to receive an input connector of an incoming fiber bundle.

12. The termination assembly of claim 1, wherein the housing is configured to mount to a horizontal strand.

13. The termination assembly of claim 1, wherein each termination port is mounted at an angle relative to the corresponding wall.

14. The termination assembly of claim 1, wherein the termination ports are disposed at receptacle pockets defined in the corresponding surfaces.

15. The termination assembly of claim 1, wherein the housing is fabricated using injection molding.

16. The termination assembly of claim 1, further comprising a cable extending into the housing through the input cable port.

17. The termination assembly of claim 16, wherein the cable includes a plurality of fibers, wherein ends of the fibers are routed to the termination ports.