Enclosure-less fiber optic terminals
An enclosure-less fiber optic terminal can include a base plate, a spool, an adapter, and an adapter plate. The spool can be rotatably mounted to the base plate. The spool can house an input fiber cable. The adapter can secure a connection between a fiber of the input fiber cable and a fiber of an output fiber cable. The adapter plate has a cable guide defining a channel for routing the output fiber cable from the adapter.
1. An enclosure-less fiber optic terminal comprising:
a base plate;
a spool rotatably mounted to the base plate for housing an input fiber cable;
an adapter for securing a connection between a fiber of the input fiber cable and a fiber of an output fiber cable; and
an adapter plate having a cable guide defining a channel for routing the output fiber cable from the adapter,
wherein the fiber optic terminal does not include an enclosure.
2. The enclosure-less fiber optic terminal of claim 1 , wherein the spool is configured to store at least 350 ft. of two separate 12-fiber input fiber cables.
3. The enclosure-less fiber optic terminal of claim 1 , wherein the cable guide is configured to allow up to a 70 mm. boot on a cable connector of the output fiber cable and up to a 4.8 mm. diameter of the output fiber cable.
4. The enclosure-less fiber optic terminal of claim 1 , wherein the adapter is configured for use with a Splice On Connector.
5. The enclosure-less fiber optic terminal of claim 1 , wherein the cable guide is configured to minimize bend loss within the output fiber cable.
6. An enclosure-less fiber optic terminal comprising:
a base plate;
a spool rotatably mounted to the base plate for housing an input fiber cable:
an adapter for securing a connection between a fiber of the input fiber cable and a fiber of an output fiber cable; and
an adapter plate having a cable guide defining a channel for routing the output fiber cable from the adapter, wherein the channel is curved, and wherein a radius of curvature of the channel is greater than a minimum bend radius of the output fiber cable.
7. The enclosure-less fiber optic terminal of claim 1 further comprising a second adapter for securing a connection between a second fiber of the input fiber cable and a fiber of a second output fiber cable, wherein the cable guide defines a second channel for routing the second output fiber cable from the second adapter.
8. The enclosure-less fiber optic terminal of claim 1 , wherein the adapter plate further comprises a second cable guide defining a channel for routing the output fiber cable from the adapter, the channel of the second cable guide being aligned with the channel of the first cable guide.
9. The enclosure-less fiber optic terminal of claim 8 , wherein the channels of the first cable guide and of the second cable guide each turn the output fiber cable 90 degrees.
10. The enclosure-less fiber optic terminal of claim 8 , wherein the adapter plate further comprises a third cable guide defining a channel for routing the output fiber cable from the adapter, the channel of the third cable guide being aligned with the channel of the second cable guide.
11. The enclosure-less fiber optic terminal of claim 8 , wherein the adapter plate further comprises a retaining slot for aligning the input fiber cable with the adapter.
12. An enclosure-less fiber optic terminal comprising:
a base plate;
a spool rotatably mounted to the base plate for housing an input fiber cable;
an adapter for securing a connection between a fiber of the input fiber cable and a fiber of an output fiber cable;
an adapter plate having a cable guide defining a channel for routing the output fiber cable from the adapter; and
a lock for preventing the adapter from moving perpendicularly away from the adapter plate, the lock comprising
a pair of posts extending from the base plate; and
a plate extending between each post, the plate being configured to selectively couple with the pair of posts such that the plate covers the adapter.
13. An enclosure-less fiber optic terminal comprising:
a base plate;
a spool rotatably mounted to the base plate for housing an input fiber cable;
an adapter for securing a connection between a fiber of the input fiber cable and a fiber of an output fiber cable; and
an adapter plate having a cable guide defining a channel for routing the output fiber cable from the adapter,
wherein the spool comprises a first spooling area defined by a lower flange and an intermediate flange, and a second spooling area defined by the intermediate flange and the adapter plate.
14. The enclosure-less fiber optic terminal of claim 13 , wherein the fiber optic terminal does not include an enclosure.
15. The enclosure-less fiber optic terminal of claim 6 , wherein the fiber optic terminal does not include an enclosure.
16. The enclosure-less fiber optic terminal of claim 12 , wherein the fiber optic terminal does not include an enclosure.