Cable sealing unit with multiple configurations
A communication enclosure includes a housing and a fiber optic organizer. The housing defines a plurality of ports. The fiber optic organizer includes a tower configured to hold one or more fiber management trays. The tower is mountable to the housing in one of at least two different tower positions. In the first tower position, the tower is disposed between a first of the ports and a second of the ports. In the second tower position, the tower is disposed between the second port and a third of the ports.
1. A telecommunication enclosure comprising:
a housing including:
a dome having an open end positioned opposite from a closed end;
a base that mounts at the open end of the dome for closing the open end of the dome, the base including first, second, and third ports adapted to receive cables or portions of cables routed into the housing, at least the second and third ports having different transverse cross-sectional areas; and
a fiber optic organizer that mounts within the housing, the fiber optic organizer including a tower and a plurality of fiber management trays that are supported by the tower and that are pivotally movable relative to the tower, the tower being mountable to the base in first and second tower positions, wherein when the tower is mounted to the base in the first tower position, the tower is located to facilitate routing optical fibers from the first and second ports to the plurality of fiber management trays, and wherein when the tower is mounted to the base in the second tower position, the tower is located to facilitate routing optical fibers from the second and third ports to the plurality of fiber management trays.
2. The telecommunication enclosure of claim 1 , wherein the first and second tower positions are offset 90 degrees with respect to one another about a central longitudinal axis of the housing.
3. The telecommunication enclosure of claim 1 , wherein the tower includes first and second fiber routing paths for routing fibers from an attachment end of the tower toward the plurality of fiber management trays, wherein the first fiber routing path is positioned adjacent to the first port and the second fiber routing path is positioned adjacent to the second port when the tower is mounted to the base in the first tower position, and wherein the first fiber routing path is positioned adjacent to the second port and the second fiber routing path is positioned adjacent to the third port when the tower is mounted to the base in the second tower position.
4. The telecommunication enclosure of claim 3 , wherein the tower includes a divider for separating the first and second fiber routing paths, wherein the divider is oriented between the first and second ports when the tower is mounted to the base in the first tower position, and wherein the divider is oriented between the second and third ports when the tower is mounted to the base in the second tower position.
5. The telecommunication enclosure of claim 4 , wherein the tower includes an upright portion that extends from the attachment end toward the plurality of fiber management trays and a lateral extension portion at the attachment end, wherein the lateral extension portion projects laterally outwardly from the upright portion, and wherein the divider includes a first divider portion on the upright portion of the tower and a second divider portion on the lateral extension portion of the tower.
6. The telecommunications enclosure of claim 5 , wherein the lateral extension portion of the tower and the second divider portion of the divider extend between the first and second ports when the tower is mounted to the base in the first tower position, and wherein the lateral extension portion of the tower and the second divider portion of the divider extend between the second and third ports when the tower is mounted to the base in the second tower position.
7. The telecommunications enclosure of claim 5 , wherein the upright portion of the tower is positioned adjacent to a periphery of the base when mounted to the base in the first and second tower positions.
8. The telecommunications enclosure of claim 3 , wherein the attachment end is secured to the base by fasteners.
9. The telecommunications enclosure of claim 1 , wherein a cross-sectional area of the third port is at least 25 percent larger than a cross-sectional area of the second port.
10. The telecommunications enclosure of claim 1 , wherein a transverse cross-sectional area of the third port is at least 50 percent larger than a transverse cross-sectional area of the second port.
11. The telecommunications enclosure of claim 1 , wherein the first and second ports have equal transverse cross-sectional areas.
12. The telecommunications enclosure of claim 1 , wherein the first, second and third ports each have a circular transverse cross-sectional shape.
13. The telecommunications enclosure of claim 1 , wherein the base is divided into first, second, third, and fourth quadrants by first and second perpendicular reference planes that intersect at a central longitudinal axis of the housing, wherein the first, second, third, and fourth quadrants are sequentially positioned in a clockwise or counterclockwise direction about the central longitudinal axis of the housing, wherein the first port is located at least primarily in the first quadrant, wherein the second port is located at least primarily in the second quadrant, and the third port is located at least primarily in the third quadrant.
14. The telecommunications enclosure of claim 13 , wherein the fourth quadrant is primarily void of ports.
15. The telecommunications enclosure of claim 1 , wherein the dome and the base have transverse cross-sectional shapes that are generally rectangular.
16. The telecommunications enclosure of claim 15 , wherein the transverse cross-sectional shapes of the dome and the base are generally square.
17. The telecommunications enclosure of claim 1 , wherein the dome and the base join together at a mating interface, and wherein a gasket provides sealing at the mating interface.
18. The telecommunications enclosure of claim 1 , wherein the dome and the base are secured together by latches.
19. The telecommunications enclosure of claim 1 , wherein the base is a molded piece, and wherein when the base is molded, the base includes unitary cover portions that close the first, second, and third ports, the unitary covers being individually removable from the first, second, and third ports to allow for installation of cable sealing gel blocks in the first, second, and third ports.
20. The telecommunications enclosure of claim 19 , wherein the unitary cover portions are punch out covers or are removed by cutting.
21. The telecommunications enclosure of claim 1 , wherein the base includes a main base unit that is unitarily molded as one piece, the main base unit including a plate portion, a dome mating portion that extends about a periphery of the plate portion, and first, second, and third sleeves that project axially from the plate portion and that respectively define the first, second, and third ports.
22. The telecommunications enclosure of claim 1 , wherein cable sealing gel blocks each include first and second gel pressurization structures defining cable pass-through locations, a volume of gel positioned axially between the first and second gel pressurization structures, and an actuator for forcing the first and second gel pressurization structures axially toward one another to pressurize the volume of gel, wherein when the volume of gel of one of the cable sealing gel blocks is pressurized while the cable sealing gel block is installed in one of the first, second, or third ports, a circumferential exterior of the volume of gel provides circumferential sealing with respect to a portion of the base defining the port and the volume of gel also conforms around and seals around the cables routed through the cable sealing gel blocks.
23. The telecommunications enclosure of claim 1 , wherein the first port is adapted to receive a first cable sealing gel block, wherein the second port is adapted to receive a second cable sealing gel block, wherein the third port is adapted to receive a third cable sealing gel block, wherein the third cable sealing gel block has a larger transverse cross-sectional area as compared to the first cable sealing gel block, and wherein the third cable sealing gel block is adapted to receive and seal larger diameter cables as compared to the first cable sealing gel block.
24. The telecommunication enclosure of claim 1 , wherein the first, second and third ports are adapted to receive cable-sealing gel blocks.