Telecommunications cable enclosure
View Patent ↗An adaptor for use with a telecommunications enclosure includes a body having a port extending therethrough from a first end of the body to a second end of the body. The first end of the body is configured for mounting within an opening of a telecommunications housing along a first axis. The port adjacent the second end of the adaptor is configured to receive a connection device receptacle therein along a second axis different from the first axis. A retention device is positioned adjacent the second end of the body and configured to retain a connection device receptacle within the port.
1. A telecommunications enclosure comprising:
a housing for retaining telecommunication lines therein, the housing including at least two openings extending through a wall of the housing for passage of telecommunication lines therethrough, wherein centers of the at least two openings are spaced apart by a first distance;
at least two adaptors, each of the at least two adaptors having a passageway extending therethrough from a first end of the adaptor to a second end of the adaptor, the passageway configured to receive a connection device receptacle, the first end of each adaptor configured for installation in a corresponding one of the at least two openings, wherein the passageway is configured to receive the connection device receptacle from the second end of the adaptor; and
a retention device adjacent the second end of each of the at least two adaptors, the retention device configured for retaining the connection device receptacle within the passageway;
wherein, when installed in the at least two openings, centers of the second ends of the at least two adaptors are spaced apart by a second distance different than the first distance.
2. The telecommunications enclosure of claim 1 , wherein the retention device is releasably secured to the second end.
3. The telecommunications enclosure of claim 1 , wherein a first portion of the adaptor adjacent the first end extends along a first longitudinal axis and a second portion of the adaptor adjacent the second end extends along a second longitudinal axis, wherein the first longitudinal axis is laterally offset from the second longitudinal axis.
4. The telecommunications enclosure of claim 1 , wherein a first portion of the adaptor adjacent the first end extends along a first longitudinal axis and a second portion of the adaptor adjacent the second end extends along a second longitudinal axis, wherein the first longitudinal axis is angularly disposed with respect to the second longitudinal axis.
5. The telecommunications enclosure of claim 1 , wherein the second distance is greater than the first distance.
6. The telecommunications enclosure of claim 1 , wherein the second distance is alterable by rotating at least one of the at least two adaptors within the corresponding opening.
7. The telecommunications enclosure of claim 1 , wherein each of the at least two adaptors further comprises a moisture seal disposed in the passageway adjacent the second end, the moisture seal configured to form a moisture barrier around a connection device receptacle within the passageway.
8. The telecommunications enclosure of claim 1 , wherein each of the at least two adaptors are substantially identical.
9. A telecommunications enclosure comprising:
a housing for retaining telecommunication lines therein, the housing including at least two openings extending through a wall of the housing for passage of telecommunication lines therethrough, wherein centers of the at least two openings are spaced apart by a first distance; and
at least two adaptors, each of the at least two adaptors having a passageway extending therethrough from a first end of the adaptor to a second end of the adaptor, the passageway configured to receive a connection device receptacle, the first end of each adaptor configured for installation in a corresponding one of the at least two openings;
wherein, when installed in the at least two openings, centers of the second ends of the at least two adaptors are spaced apart by a second distance different than the first distance, and wherein each of the at least two adaptors further comprises a moisture seal disposed in the passageway adjacent the second end, the moisture seal configured to form a moisture barrier around a connection device receptacle within the passageway.
10. The telecommunications enclosure of claim 9 , wherein a first portion of the adaptor adjacent the first end extends along a first longitudinal axis and a second portion of the adaptor adjacent the second end extends along a second longitudinal axis, wherein the first longitudinal axis is laterally offset from the second longitudinal axis.
11. The telecommunications enclosure of claim 9 , wherein a first portion of the adaptor adjacent the first end extends along a first longitudinal axis and a second portion of the adaptor adjacent the second end extends along a second longitudinal axis, wherein the first longitudinal axis is angularly disposed with respect to the second longitudinal axis.
12. The telecommunications enclosure of claim 9 , wherein the second distance is greater than the first distance.
13. The telecommunications enclosure of claim 9 , wherein the second distance may be altered by rotating at least one of the at least two adaptors within the corresponding opening.
14. The telecommunications enclosure of claim 9 , wherein each of the at least two adaptors are substantially identical.