IP Library Granted Patent US 10,996,415
Granted Patent B2
US 10,996,415 · App. 16/433,197 · Granted May 4, 2021

Sealed terminal with angled output ports

Inventors: Kristof Vastmans (Boutersem, BE); Ian Miles Standish (Flintshire, GB); Sven Schuemann (Berlin, DE); Eberhard Kahle (Hoppegarten, DE); Juraj Marak (Calovec, SK); Pieter Arthur Anna De Vos (Berchem, BE)
Assignees: CommScope Connectivity Belgium BVBA; CommScope Connectivity UK Limited; ADC Czech Republic, s.r.o.; CommScope Technologies LLC
G02B6/4448G02B6/3837G02B6/3861G02B6/4292G02B6/4416G02B6/4441G02B6/4477H02G3/081H02G3/14H02G15/076H02G15/10H04Q1/025G02B6/3897G02B6/445
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 10,996,415
App. No.
16/433,197
Granted
May 4, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

Certain types of aggregation enclosures include cable input ports and downwardly angled cable output ports. A cover is pivotally coupled to the body so that the cover moves between an open position and a closed position. A modular component panel may be disposed within the enclosure. The component panel includes one or more distribution components (e.g., fiber distribution components or power distribution components) configured to connect at least a portion of an incoming cable to at least a portion of an outgoing cable.

Claims (24)

1. A terminal comprising:

a body defining an environmentally sealed interior, the body having a rear wall extending along a longitudinal axis between a top of the body and a bottom of the body, the body also including first and second sidewalls extending from the rear wall, the body being elongate between the top and the bottom;

a cable port arrangement disposed at the bottom of the body, the cable port arrangement being environmentally sealed and being configured to receive both an optical line and a power line along an insertion axis;

a first plurality of hybrid cable ports carried by the body, each hybrid cable port of the first plurality being environmentally sealed and being connected to both the optical line and the power line, the hybrid cable ports of the first plurality having first port insertion axes that face in a different direction than the insertion axis of the cable port arrangement; and

a second plurality of hybrid cable ports carried by the body, each hybrid cable port of the second plurality being environmentally sealed and being connected to both the optical line and the power line, the hybrid cable ports of the second plurality having second port insertion axes that face in a different direction than the insertion axis of the cable port arrangement, the second port insertion axes being angled relative to the first port insertion axes.

2. The terminal of claim 1 , wherein the rear wall of the body is configured to mount to a surface at an installation site.

3. The terminal of claim 1 , wherein the first plurality of hybrid cable ports face towards the bottom of the body.

4. The terminal of claim 1 , wherein the body has a height extending between the top and bottom of the body; and wherein the first and second pluralities of hybrid cable ports each extend along the height of the body.

5. The terminal of claim 1 , wherein the first and second pluralities of hybrid cable ports extends in a row parallel with the bottom of the body.

6. The terminal of claim 1 , wherein the body includes a front wall disposed opposite the rear wall.

7. The terminal of claim 6 , wherein the body includes a base and a cover that is movable relative to the base, the base defining the rear wall, and the cover defining the front wall.

8. The terminal of claim 7 , wherein the cover is pivotally mounted to the base.

9. The terminal of claim 6 , wherein the front wall and the rear wall are different sizes.

10. The terminal of claim 9 , wherein the front wall is larger than the rear wall.

11. The terminal of claim 1 , wherein the top of the body extends at a non-perpendicular angle from the rear wall.

12. The terminal of claim 1 , wherein each of the hybrid cable ports of each of the first and second pluralities includes a multi-fiber connection interface.

13. The terminal of claim 12 , wherein each of the hybrid cable ports of each of the first and second pluralities includes a duplex fiber connection interface.

14. The terminal of claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of optical adapters disposed within the body.

15. The terminal of claim 14 , wherein the optical adapters are movable within the body.

16. The terminal of claim 1 , further comprising a terminal bar and a power bar.

17. The terminal of claim 16 , further comprising a plurality of overvoltage protection devices disposed within the body.

18. The terminal of claim 1 , further comprising a mounting bracket coupled to the rear wall.

19. The terminal of claim 1 , wherein the hybrid cable ports of the first plurality are disposed at a first sidewall and the hybrid cable ports of the second plurality are disposed at a second sidewall, the first and second sidewalls extending forwardly from the rear wall.

20. The terminal of claim 1 , wherein the hybrid cable ports of the first plurality are disposed in a first column extending parallel to the longitudinal axis and the hybrid cable port of the second plurality are disposed in a second column extending parallel to the longitudinal axis.

Assignments (11)
RELEASE (REEL 068770 / FRAME 0460) Recorded Feb 7, 2025
From: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
To: OUTDOOR WIRELESS NETWORKS LLC
Reel/Frame 070149/0432 →
PARTIAL TERMINATION AND RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS RECORDED AT REEL 069889/FRAME 0114 Recorded Feb 7, 2025
From: APOLLO ADMINISTRATIVE AGENCY LLC
To: OUTDOOR WIRELESS NETWORKS LLC
Reel/Frame 070154/0341 →
PARTIAL TERMINATION AND RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS Recorded Feb 7, 2025
From: U.S. BANK TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
To: OUTDOOR WIRELESS NETWORKS LLC
Reel/Frame 070154/0183 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 13, 2025
From: COMMSCOPE CONNECTIVITY BELGIUM BV; COMMSCOPE CONNECTIVITY UK LIMITED; COMMSCOPE CZECH REPUBLIC SRO
To: OUTDOOR WIRELESS NETWORKS LLC
Reel/Frame 069834/0655 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST AT REEL/FRAME 068770/0632 Recorded Dec 19, 2024
From: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
To: OUTDOOR WIRELESS NETWORKS LLC
Reel/Frame 069743/0264 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Dec 17, 2024
From: ARRIS ENTERPRISES LLC; COMMSCOPE TECHNOLOGIES LLC; COMMSCOPE INC., OF NORTH CAROLINA; OUTDOOR WIRELESS NETWORKS LLC; RUCKUS IP HOLDINGS LLC
To: APOLLO ADMINISTRATIVE AGENCY LLC
Reel/Frame 069889/0114 →
PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT (TERM) Recorded Aug 26, 2024
From: OUTDOOR WIRELESS NETWORKS LLC
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 068770/0632 →
PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT (ABL) Recorded Aug 26, 2024
From: OUTDOOR WIRELESS NETWORKS LLC
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 068770/0460 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 26, 2024
From: COMMSCOPE TECHNOLOGIES LLC
To: OUTDOOR WIRELESS NETWORKS LLC
Reel/Frame 068793/0514 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jun 6, 2022
From: ADC CZECH REPUBLIC, S.R.O.
To: COMMSCOPE CZECH REPUBLIC S.R.O.
Reel/Frame 060283/0826 →
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 →