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Granted Patent B2
US 12687691 · App. 18/117,063 · Granted Jul 21, 2026

Cable enclosure assembly having receiving area configured to alternatively receive cable retainer and cable adapter to allow plurality of configurations

Inventors: Harvey Etheridge (Norfolk, GB); Shaun Trezise (Aldeburgh, GB); Stefan Donchev (Milton Keynes, GB)
Assignee: PPC BROADBAND, INC.
G02B6/44775G02B6/3624G02B6/4441G02B6/44528G02B6/4471G02B6/44785G02B6/3825
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Patent No.
US 12687691
App. No.
18/117,063
Granted
Jul 21, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A cable enclosure assembly having a receiving area configured to alternatively receive a cable retainer and a cable adapter so as to permit an opening of the cable enclosure assembly to be alternatively configured as a cable pass through and an adapter port, includes: a base; a receiving area in the base. The receiving area is configured to receive a cable retainer that comprises a first portion and a second portion connected by a pivot portion; the cable retainer comprises a first exterior surface and a second exterior surface that are configured to contact the receiving area; the receiving area is configured to receive a cable adapter; and the receiving area is configured to alternatively receive the cable retainer and the cable adapter so as to permit an opening of the cable enclosure assembly to be alternatively configured as a cable pass through and an adapter port.

Claims (50)

1 . A device configured to provide enhanced installation of a cable at an optical fiber terminal comprising:

a cable enclosure mechanism comprising:

a base portion;

a cable retaining portion structured and arranged to receive an optical fiber cable;

a base portion structured and arranged to receive the cable retaining portion;

wherein the base portion includes a first receiving portion that is structured and arranged to receive a first fiber optic adapter and a second receiving portion that is structured and arranged to receive a second fiber optic adapter;

wherein the cable retaining portion comprises a first cable holding portion and a second cable holding portion connected by a pivot portion, and wherein the first cable holding portion includes a first exterior surface portion and the second cable holding portion includes a second exterior surface portion;

wherein the first receiving portion is configured to alternatively receive the cable retaining portion and a fiber optic adapter and the second receiving portion is configured to alternatively receive the cable retaining portion and a second fiber optic adapter so as to permit openings of the cable enclosure assembly to be alternatively configured as a cable pass through and an adapter port;

wherein the pivot portion is structured and adapted to bias the first cable holding portion away from the second cable holding portion in a rest position of the cable retaining portion such that the first exterior surface portion is arranged at an angle relative to the second exterior surface portion and the first cable holding portion does not contact the second cable holding portion in the rest position;

wherein the first receiving portion is structured and adapted to receive a portion of the first and second exterior portions of the cable retaining portion in the rest position;

wherein the second receiving portion is structured and adapted to receive a portion of the first and second exterior portions of the cable retaining portion in the rest position; and

wherein the cable enclosure mechanism is structured and adapted to provide enhanced installation of a cable by permitting a cable to be placed between the first and second sealing portions of the cable retaining portion in the rest position and by structurally configuring the first receiving portion and the second receiving portion to compress the cable retaining portion on the cable when the cable retaining portion is inserted in the first receiving portion and the second receiving portion, respectively, so as to hold the cable.

2 . The device of claim 1 , wherein the first exterior surface portion is configured to be parallel to the second exterior surface portion when the cable retainer is in a fully installed position in the receiving portion.

3 . The device of claim 1 , wherein each of the first and second receiving portions includes a channel portion that is structured and arranged to receive a lateral extension of a fiber optic adapter.

4 . The device of claim 3 , wherein the cable retainer portion includes a side extension portion that extends from at least one of the first exterior surface portion, and the second exterior surface portion and is structured and arranged to be received in the respective channel portion.

5 . The device of claim 1 , wherein the pivot portion comprises a living hinge that is integrally formed with the first cable holding portion of the cable retaining portion and the second cable holding portion of the cable retaining portion.

6 . The device of claim 1 , wherein the cable retaining portion includes an internal rib portion structured and arranged to occupy a groove in the cable to restrain axial movement of the cable relative to the cable retaining portion and the base portion.

7 . A device configured to provide enhanced installation of a cable at an optical fiber terminal comprising:

a cable enclosure mechanism comprising:

a base portion;

a cable retaining portion structured and arranged to receive an optical fiber cable;

a base portion structured and arranged to receive the cable retaining portion;

wherein the base portion includes a receiving portion structured and arranged to receive a fiber optic adapter;

wherein the cable retaining portion comprises a first cable holding portion and a second cable holding portion connected by a pivot portion, and wherein the first cable holding portion includes a first exterior surface portion and the second cable holding portion includes a second exterior surface portion;

wherein the receiving portion is configured to alternatively receive the cable retaining portion and a fiber optic adapter so as to permit an opening of the cable enclosure assembly to be alternatively configured as a cable pass through and an adapter port;

wherein the pivot portion is structured and adapted to bias the first cable holding portion away from the second cable holding portion in a rest position of the cable retaining portion such that the first exterior surface portion is arranged at an angle relative to the second exterior surface portion and the first cable holding portion does not contact the second cable holding portion in the rest position;

wherein the receiving portion is structured and adapted to receive a portion of the first and second exterior portions of the cable retaining portion in the rest position; and

wherein the cable enclosure mechanism is structured and adapted to provide enhanced installation of a cable by permitting a cable to be placed between the first and second sealing portions of the cable retaining portion in the rest position and by structurally configuring the receiving portion to compress the cable retaining portion on the cable when the cable retaining portion is inserted in the receiving portion so as to hold the cable.

8 . The device of claim 7 , wherein the first exterior surface portion is configured to be parallel to the second exterior surface portion when the cable retainer is in a fully installed position in the receiving portion.

9 . The device of claim 7 , wherein the receiving portion includes a channel portion that is structured and arranged to receive a lateral extension of a fiber optic adapter.

10 . The device of claim 9 , wherein the cable retainer portion includes a side extension portion that extends from at least one of the first exterior surface portion and the second exterior surface portion, and is structured and arranged to be received in the channel portion.

11 . The device of claim 7 , wherein the pivot portion comprises a living hinge that is integrally formed with the first cable holding portion of the cable retaining portion and the second cable holding portion of the cable retaining portion.

12 . The device of claim 7 , wherein the cable retaining portion includes an internal rib portion structured and arranged to occupy a groove in the cable to restrain axial movement of the cable relative to the cable retaining portion and the base portion.

13 . A device configured to provide enhanced installation of a cable at an optical fiber terminal comprising:

a cable enclosure mechanism comprising:

a base portion;

a cable retaining portion structured and arranged to receive an optical fiber cable;

a base portion structured and arranged to receive the cable retaining portion;

wherein the base portion includes a receiving portion structured and arranged to receive a fiber optic adapter;

wherein the cable retaining portion comprises a first cable holding portion and a second cable holding portion connected by a pivot portion;

wherein the receiving portion is configured to alternatively receive the cable retaining portion and a fiber optic adapter so as to permit an opening of the cable enclosure assembly to be alternatively configured as a cable pass through and an adapter port;

wherein the pivot portion is structured and adapted to bias the first cable holding portion away from the second cable holding portion in a rest position of the cable retaining portion such that the first cable holding portion does not contact the second cable holding portion in the rest position;

wherein the receiving portion is structured and adapted to receive a portion of the cable retaining portion in the rest position; and

wherein the cable enclosure mechanism is structured and adapted to provide enhanced installation of a cable by permitting a cable to be placed between the first and second sealing portions of the cable retaining portion in the rest position and by structurally configuring the receiving portion to compress the cable retaining portion on the cable when the cable retaining portion is inserted in the receiving portion so as to hold the cable.

14 . The device of claim 13 , wherein the first cable holding portion includes a first exterior surface portion and the second cable holding portion includes a second exterior surface portion.

15 . The device of claim 14 , wherein the first exterior surface portion is configured to be parallel to the second exterior surface portion when the cable retainer is in a fully installed position in the receiving portion.

16 . The device of claim 13 , wherein the receiving portion includes a channel portion that is structured and arranged to receive a lateral extension of a fiber optic adapter.

17 . The device of claim 16 , wherein the cable retainer portion includes a side extension portion that extends from at least one of the first exterior surface portion and the second exterior surface portion, and is structured and arranged to be received in the channel portion.

18 . The device of claim 13 , wherein the pivot portion comprises a living hinge that is integrally formed with the first cable holding portion of the cable retaining portion and the second cable holding portion of the cable retaining portion.

19 . The device of claim 13 , wherein the cable retaining portion includes an internal rib portion structured and arranged to occupy a groove in the cable to restrain axial movement of the cable relative to the cable retaining portion and the base portion.