IP Library › Granted Patent US 9,541,724
Granted Patent B2
US 9,541,724 · App. 14/981,322 · Granted Jan 10, 2017

Telecommunications connection cabinet

Inventors: James J. Solheid (Lakeville, MN); Daniel Ray Mertesdorf (Tehachapi, CA); Matthew Holmberg (Le Center, MN); Trevor D. Smith (Eden Prairie, MN); Joel B. Douglas (Newton, IA); Kathleen M. Barnes (Santa Rosa, CA); Marlon E. Holmquist (Gibbon, MN); Thomas Caesar Tinucci (Chaska, MN); Cindy S. Walters (Prior Lake, MN); James W. Conroy (Prior Lake, MN)
Assignee: CommScope Technologies LLC
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 9,541,724
App. No.
14/981,322
Granted
Jan 10, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

A telecommunications cabinet includes a cabinet housing; a fiber optic splitter; a plurality of spools disposed on a cable management surface; a panel oriented at a fixed angle relative to the access opening so that the panel extends laterally and rearwardly between the access opening and the cable management surface; and a plurality of adapters disposed on the panel.

Claims (28)

1. A telecommunications cabinet comprising:

a cabinet housing defining an interior, the cabinet housing having an access opening and a door for opening and closing the access opening;

a frame mounted within the interior of the cabinet housing;

fiber optic cords having ends terminated by fiber optic connectors;

at least one adapter module that mounts on the frame, the adapter module including a plurality of fiber optic adapters, the adapter module also including an optical splitter, the fiber optic adapters including front ports that are mateable with fiber optic connectors; and

a connector storage structure positioned within the interior of the cabinet housing, the connector storage structure comprising at least one connector holder configured to receive at least one of the fiber optic connectors, the at least one connector holder comprising a main housing, an interior cavity defined by the main housing, and at least one clip for releasably mounting the main housing within the telecommunications cabinet, the at least one connector holder being configured differently than the fiber optic adapters.

2. The telecommunications cabinet of claim 1 , wherein each of the connectors comprises a ferrule, and wherein a plurality of the at least one connector holders receive the ferrules of the fiber optic connectors while dust caps remain on the ferrules.

3. The telecommunications cabinet of claim 1 , wherein the fiber optic connectors are stored in the cabinet in a plurality of rows.

4. The telecommunications cabinet of claim 1 , wherein the connector storage structure is a connector storage module that mounts to a panel.

5. The telecommunications cabinet of claim 1 , wherein the at least one connector holder further comprises an inner housing mounted within the main housing.

6. The telecommunications cabinet of claim 1 , wherein a plurality of the adapter modules are mounted to the frame.

7. The telecommunications cabinet of claim 1 , wherein each of the fiber optic connectors defines a central axis, and wherein the fiber optic connectors are stored in the cabinet such that each of the central axes is in a generally horizontal orientation.

8. The telecommunications cabinet of claim 1 , wherein the fiber optic connectors are SC connectors.

9. The telecommunications cabinet of claim 1 , wherein the optical splitter is configured to combine signals from the fiber cords.

10. A telecommunications cabinet comprising:

a cabinet housing defining an interior, the cabinet housing having an access opening and a door for opening and closing the access opening;

a frame mounted within the interior of the cabinet housing;

fiber optic cords having ends terminated by fiber optic connectors;

at least one adapter module that mounts on the frame, the adapter module including a plurality of fiber optic adapters, the adapter module also including an optical splitter, the fiber optic adapters including ports that are mateable with the fiber optic connectors;

a connector storage structure positioned within the interior of the cabinet housing, the connector storage structure comprising at least one connector holder configured to receive at least one of the fiber optic connectors, the at least one connector holder comprising a main housing, an interior cavity defined by the main housing, and at least one clip for releasably mounting the main housing within the telecommunications cabinet, the connector holders being configured differently than the fiber optic adapters; and

wherein the optical splitter is configured to combine signals from the fiber optic cords when the fiber optic connectors of the fiber optic cords are mated with the ports of the fiber optic adapters.

11. The telecommunications cabinet of claim 10 , wherein a plurality of the at least one connector holders receive ferrules of the fiber optic connectors while dust caps remain on the ferrules.

12. The telecommunications cabinet of claim 10 , wherein the fiber optic connectors are stored in the cabinet in a plurality of rows.

13. The telecommunications cabinet of claim 10 , wherein the connector storage structure is a connector storage module that mounts to a panel.

14. The telecommunications cabinet of claim 10 , wherein each of the at least one connector holder further comprises an inner housing mounted within the main housing.

15. The telecommunications cabinet of claim 10 , wherein a plurality of the adapter modules are mounted to the frame.

16. The telecommunications cabinet of claim 10 , wherein each of the fiber optic connectors defines a central axis, and wherein the fiber optic connectors are stored in the cabinet such that each of the central axes is in a generally horizontal orientation.

17. The telecommunications cabinet of claim 10 , wherein the fiber optic connectors are SC connectors.

Assignments (5)
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST AT REEL/FRAME 049905/0504 Recorded Dec 19, 2024
From: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
To: ARRIS ENTERPRISES LLC (F/K/A ARRIS ENTERPRISES, INC.); ARRIS TECHNOLOGY, INC.; ARRIS SOLUTIONS, INC.; COMMSCOPE, INC. OF NORTH CAROLINA; COMMSCOPE TECHNOLOGIES LLC; RUCKUS WIRELESS, LLC (F/K/A RUCKUS WIRELESS, INC.)
Reel/Frame 071477/0255 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Nov 19, 2021
From: ARRIS SOLUTIONS, INC.; ARRIS ENTERPRISES LLC; COMMSCOPE TECHNOLOGIES LLC; COMMSCOPE, INC. OF NORTH CAROLINA; RUCKUS WIRELESS, INC.
To: WILMINGTON TRUST
Reel/Frame 060752/0001 →
TERM LOAN SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Jul 3, 2019
From: COMMSCOPE, INC. OF NORTH CAROLINA; COMMSCOPE TECHNOLOGIES LLC; ARRIS ENTERPRISES LLC; ARRIS TECHNOLOGY, INC.; RUCKUS WIRELESS, INC.; ARRIS SOLUTIONS, INC.
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
Reel/Frame 049905/0504 →
ABL SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Jul 3, 2019
From: COMMSCOPE, INC. OF NORTH CAROLINA; COMMSCOPE TECHNOLOGIES LLC; ARRIS ENTERPRISES LLC; ARRIS TECHNOLOGY, INC.; RUCKUS WIRELESS, INC.; ARRIS SOLUTIONS, INC.
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
Reel/Frame 049892/0396 →
PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Jul 3, 2019
From: COMMSCOPE TECHNOLOGIES LLC
To: WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 049892/0051 →
Continuity (9)
Continuation 14814047 · Jul 30, 2015
Continuation 14341938 · Jul 28, 2014
Continuation 13768378 · Feb 15, 2013
Continuation 13176577 · Jul 5, 2011
Continuation 12908238 · Oct 20, 2010
Continuation 12276886 · Nov 24, 2008
Continuation 11729310 · Mar 27, 2007
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