Enclosure and organizer for telecommunication lines and splices
View Patent ↗An enclosure includes a closable housing defining an internal cavity, the housing having an open position and a closed position. A pivot tray is mounted within the internal cavity of the housing and is pivotable between a secured position and an unsecured position when the housing is in the open position. In the secured position, the tray defines a first compartment on a first side of the tray and a second compartment on a second side of the tray. Only the second compartment is accessible when the housing is in the open position and the pivot tray is in the secured position.
1. An enclosure for receiving at least one telecommunications cable, the enclosure comprising:
a closable housing defining an internal cavity, the housing having an open position and a closed position; and
a pivot tray mounted within the internal cavity of the housing and pivotable between a secured position and an unsecured position when the housing is in the open position, wherein in the secured position the pivot tray defines a first compartment on a first side of the pivot tray and a second compartment on a second side of the pivot tray, and wherein only the second compartment is accessible when the housing is in the open position and the pivot tray is in the secured position, wherein a splice tray is secured to the pivot tray on the first side and connector mounting features are secured to the pivot tray on the second side.
2. The enclosure of claim 1 , wherein the pivot tray is lockable in the secured position.
3. The enclosure of claim 1 , further comprising pluggable connectors installed in the connector mounting features on the second side of the pivot tray.
4. The enclosure of claim 1 , further comprising a support frame positioned within the internal cavity of the housing, wherein the pivot tray is mounted to the support frame.
5. The enclosure of claim 1 , wherein the first compartment is configured to store slack lengths of telecommunication lines.
6. The enclosure of claim 1 , wherein the pivot tray comprises a fiber management tray having integrally formed splice tray organizers on at least one of the first and second sides of the pivot tray.
7. An enclosure comprising:
a housing longitudinally extending from an open first end to a closed second end, the housing defining an internal cavity extending in the longitudinal direction, the internal cavity having a circumferential shape in a direction transverse to the longitudinal direction;
a base member configured for attachment to the open first end of the housing to provide an enclosed configuration, the base member defining at least one port configured for passage of at least one telecommunications cable therethrough;
a support basket connected to the base member, wherein the support basket extends longitudinally within the internal cavity of the housing in the enclosed configuration, the support basket shaped to substantially conform to the circumferential shape of the internal cavity;
a support band secured to the support basket, wherein the support basket and the connected support band extend around substantially the entire circumference of the internal cavity; and
a pivot tray pivotably mounted to the support basket, wherein the pivot tray defines a closure compartment between a first side of the pivot tray and the support basket and a terminal compartment on a second side of the pivot tray opposite the closure compartment.
8. The enclosure of claim 7 , wherein the support band is shaped to substantially conform to the circumferential shape of the cavity.
9. The enclosure of claim 7 , wherein the pivot tray is lockable to the support basket to control access to the closure compartment.
10. The enclosure of claim 7 , wherein the pivot tray comprises a splice tray on the first side of the pivot tray and connector mounting features on the second side of the pivot tray.
11. An enclosure for receiving at least one telecommunications cable, the enclosure comprising:
a closable housing defining an internal cavity;
a support basket mounted within the internal cavity of the housing, the support basket shaped to substantially conform to a circumferential shape of the internal cavity; and
a support band secured to the support basket, the support band and support basket cooperating to limit deflection of walls of the housing;
wherein the support basket is selectively configurable for use with flat splice trays, hinged splice trays and optical/electrical components.
12. The enclosure of claim 11 , further comprising a pivot tray pivotably secured to the support basket, the pivot tray defining a first compartment and a second compartment within the internal cavity of the housing.