IP Library Granted Patent US 10,393,982
Granted Patent B2
US 10,393,982 · App. 15/940,027 · Granted Aug 27, 2019

Reversible internet service provider wall box

Inventors: James A. Powell (Garner, NC); Shawn L. Heeter (Morrisville, NC)
Assignee: All Systems Broadband, Inc.
G02B6/4466G02B6/445G02B6/4469G02B6/4471
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Patent No.
US 10,393,982
App. No.
15/940,027
Granted
Aug 27, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

A telecommunications box includes a base frame, having generally planar outer walls that form an enclosed loop around an interior volume. The outer walls include first and second sidewalls that are parallel to and spaced apart from one another. A flange adjoins front-facing edge sides of the outer walls and extends away from the outer walls in an opposite direction as the interior volume. A first window, which is partially defined by the front-facing edge sides of the outer walls, exposes the interior volume from a front side of the base frame. A second window, which is partially defined by rear-facing edge sides of the outer walls, exposes the interior volume from a rear side of the base frame. The first window occupies the same footprint in a front-facing position that the second window occupies in a rear-facing position that is rotationally reversed from the front-facing position.

Claims (42)

1. A telecommunications box for securing and storing telecommunications hardware, the telecommunications box comprising:

a base frame, comprising:

generally planar outer walls that form an enclosed loop around a three-dimensional interior volume, a depth of the interior volume extending from front-facing edge sides of the outer walls to rear-facing edge sides of the outer walls,

a flange that adjoins the front-facing edge sides of the outer walls and extends away from the outer walls in an opposite direction as the interior volume;

a first window that exposes the interior volume from a front side of the base frame, the first window being at least partially defined by the front-facing edge sides of the outer walls,

a second window that exposes the interior volume from a rear side of the base frame, the second window being at least partially defined by rear-facing edge sides of the outer walls that are opposite the front-facing edge sides,

wherein the outer walls comprise first and second sidewalls that are parallel to and spaced apart from one another, and

wherein the first window occupies the same footprint in a front-facing position of the base frame that the second window occupies in a rear-facing position of the base frame, the rear-facing position being a position that is rotationally reversed from the front-facing position by one hundred eight degrees about a vertical axis that is parallel to the first and second sidewalls.

2. The telecommunications box of claim 1 , wherein the first window has a geometry that is non-symmetrical with respect to the vertical axis, and wherein the second window has a geometry that is non-symmetrical with respect to the vertical axis.

3. The telecommunications box of claim 2 , wherein the base frame further comprises:

a first internal access panel that adjoins at least one of the front-facing edge sides of the outer walls, is substantially perpendicular to the outer walls, and covers a portion of the interior volume; and

a second internal access panel that adjoins at least one of the rear-facing edge sides of the outer walls, is substantially perpendicular to the outer walls, and covers a portion of the interior volume, and

wherein each of the first and second internal access panels comprise openings that are dimensioned to accommodate a standardized telecommunications cable end connector,

wherein the front-facing edge sides of the first, second, third and fourth outer walls together with edge sides of the first internal access panel define the first window, and

wherein the rear-facing edge sides of the first, second, third and fourth outer walls together with edge sides of the second internal access panel define the second window.

4. The telecommunications box of claim 3 , wherein the first internal access panel covers a first lower corner of the interior volume, wherein the second internal access panel covers a second lower corner of the interior volume that is opposite from the first lower corner.

5. The telecommunications box of claim 3 , wherein the outer walls further comprise:

a third outer wall that extends between the first and second outer walls; and

a fourth outer wall that extends between the first and second outer walls and is spaced apart from the third outer wall,

wherein the fourth outer wall is substantially perpendicular with respect to the first and second outer walls, and

wherein the third outer wall forms a curved arch extending from the first outer wall to the second outer wall.

6. The telecommunications box of claim 3 , further comprising:

a protective lid that is configured to be secured to the base frame in a front-side-covered position and in a rear-side-covered position,

wherein, in the front-side-covered position, the protective lid is flush against and securely affixed to the flange and the first internal access panel and completely covers the first window, and

wherein, in the rear-side-covered position, the protective lid is flush against and securely affixed to the rear-facing edge sides of the outer walls and the second internal access panel and completely second the first window.

7. The telecommunications box of claim 1 , further comprising:

a telecommunications hardware mounting platform affixed to at least one of the first and second outer walls, the mounting platform comprising: a generally planar front mounting surface that is accessible from the front-side of the base frame via the first window, and a generally planar rear mounting surface that is accessible from the rear-side of the base frame via the second window.

8. The telecommunications box of claim 7 , wherein the first window exposes at least fifty percent of the front mounting surface, and wherein the second window exposes at least fifty percent of the rear mounting surface.

9. The telecommunications box of claim 8 , wherein the first window exposes at least ninety percent of the front mounting surface, and wherein the second window exposes at least ninety percent of the rear mounting surface.

10. A telecommunications box for securing and storing telecommunications hardware, the telecommunications box comprising:

a base frame, comprising:

generally planar outer walls that form an enclosed loop around a three-dimensional interior volume, a depth of the interior volume extending from front-facing edge sides of the outer walls to rear-facing edge sides of the outer walls;

a first window that exposes the interior volume from a front side of the base frame; and

a second window that exposes the interior volume from a rear side of the base frame;

a generally planar telecommunications hardware mounting platform affixed to at least one of the sidewalls, the mounting platform comprising a front mounting surface that faces the front-facing edge sides of the outer walls and a rear mounting surface that faces the rear-facing edge sides of the outer walls; and

a protective lid that is configured to be secured to the base frame in a front-side-covered position and in a rear-side-covered position,

wherein, in the front-side-covered position:

the protective lid is flush against and securely affixed to the base frame such that the front mounting surface is completely covered by the protective lid, and the rear mounting surface is substantially exposed from the rear side of the telecommunications box, and

wherein, in the rear-side-covered position:

the protective lid is flush against and securely affixed to the base frame such that the rear mounting surface is completely covered by the protective lid, and the front mounting surface is substantially exposed from the front side of the telecommunications box.

11. The telecommunications box of claim 10 , wherein the outer walls comprise first and second sidewalls that are spaced apart from one another and substantially parallel to one another, wherein the telecommunications hardware mounting platform is affixed to the first sidewall by a two-way hinge that permits the telecommunications hardware mounting platform to pivot in a first direction so that a rear mounting surface of the telecommunications hardware mounting platform is accessible from the front side of the base frame via the first window and to pivot in a second direction so that a front mounting surface of the telecommunications hardware mounting platform is accessible from the rear side of the base frame via the second window.

12. The telecommunications box of claim 10 , wherein the first window exposes at least fifty percent of the front mounting surface, and wherein the second window exposes at least fifty percent of the rear mounting surface.

Assignments (3)
MERGER AND CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Apr 17, 2024
From: TELECT, INC.; AMPHENOL NETWORK SOLUTIONS, INC.
To: AMPHENOL NETWORK SOLUTIONS, INC.
Reel/Frame 067140/0041 →
MERGER AND CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jul 26, 2023
From: ALL SYSTEMS BROADBAND, INC.; TELECT, INC.
To: TELECT, INC.
Reel/Frame 064396/0914 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 26, 2018
From: POWELL, JAMES A.; HEETER, SHAWN L.
To: ALL SYSTEMS BROADBAND, INC.
Reel/Frame 046203/0891 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 62589175 · Nov 21, 2017
Related Publication 20190154939A1 · May 23, 2019