IP Library Granted Patent US 8,953,919
Granted Patent B2
US 8,953,919 · App. 13/423,521 · Granted Feb 10, 2015

Datacommunications modules, cable-connector assemblies and components therefor

Inventor: Scott Keith (Hickory, NC)
Assignee: CommScope, Inc. of North Carolina
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 8,953,919
App. No.
13/423,521
Filed
Mar 19, 2012
Granted
Feb 10, 2015
Kind
B2
Art Unit
2874
USPC
385/135
Abstract

A telecommunications module includes: (a) an enclosure having a housing member with a floor and opposed side walls that each has a post that extends inwardly and an upper lip with an outwardly-facing slot; a bezel with a main body and a pair of rearwardly-extending projections, each having an aperture that receives a respective post of the housing side walls, the main body being positioned adjacent a forward edge of the housing floor; and a cover having a ceiling, a rear wall and opposed side walls, each having at least one inwardly-extending finger received in a slot of one of the housing member side walls, the rear wall being positioned adjacent a rear edge of the housing floor; (b) an MPO adapter; (c) a plurality of optical fibers attached to the MPO adapter; and (d) a plurality of caps mounted in the bezels and attached to respective optical fibers.

Claims (23)

1. An enclosure for a telecommunications system, comprising:

a housing member with a floor and opposed side walls that merge with the floor, each of the side walls having a post that extends inwardly and an upper lip with an outwardly-facing slot;

a bezel with a main body and a pair of rearwardly-extending projections, each of the rearwardly-extending projections having an aperture that receives a respective post of the housing member side walls, wherein the main body is positioned adjacent a forward edge of the housing floor; and

a cover having a ceiling, a rear wall and opposed side walls, each of the opposed side walls having at least one inwardly-extending finger received in a respective slot of one of the housing member side walls, wherein the rear wall is positioned adjacent a rear edge of the housing floor.

2. The enclosure defined in claim 1 , wherein each of the housing member side walls has an inwardly-extending capture stub adjacent the floor, and wherein each of the bezel projections includes a recess in a lower edge thereof that receives a respective one of the capture stubs.

3. The enclosure defined in claim 2 , wherein each of the capture stubs of the housing includes an arcuate surface that confronts the recess of a respective bezel projection.

4. The enclosure defined in claim 1 , wherein the housing includes an upwardly-extending member, and wherein the cover includes at least one forwardly-extending latch member that engages the upwardly-extending member of the housing.

5. The enclosure defined in claim 4 , wherein the upwardly-extending member comprises a holder for a MPO adapter.

6. The enclosure defined in claim 5 , wherein the cover rear wall includes an apertures that aligns with the MPO adapter holder.

7. The enclosure defined in claim 1 , wherein the bezel front wall includes a plurality of chambers.

8. The enclosure defined in claim 1 , further comprising an anti-tamper feature affixed to the housing and the cover.

9. The enclosure defined in claim 1 , wherein the lips of the housing side walls are inwardly offset, and wherein the projections of the bezel, the capture stubs of the housing, and the lips are configured such that assembly of the housing and bezel comprises rotation of the bezel relative to the housing about an axis defined by the capture stubs.

10. The enclosure defined in claim 1 , wherein an inward end of each post is beveled.

11. The enclosure defined in claim 1 , wherein the post is upward and rearward of the capture stub.

12. The enclosure defined in claim 1 , wherein, when assembled, the main body of the bezel is adjacent a front edge of the housing floor.

13. A telecommunications module, comprising:

(a) an enclosure for a telecommunications system, comprising:

a housing member with a floor and opposed side walls that merge with the floor, each of the side walls having a post that extends inwardly and an upper lip with an outwardly-facing slot;

a bezel with a main body and a pair of rearwardly-extending projections, each of the rearwardly-extending projections having an aperture that receives a respective post of the housing member side walls, wherein the main body is positioned adjacent a forward edge of the housing floor; and

a cover having a ceiling, a rear wall and opposed side walls, each of the opposed side walls having at least one inwardly-extending finger received in a respective slot of one of the housing member side walls, wherein the rear wall is positioned adjacent a rear edge of the housing floor;

(b) an MPO adapter mounted in the housing;

(c) a plurality of optical fibers attached to the MPO adapter; and

(d) a plurality of caps mounted in the bezels and attached to respective optical fibers.

Assignments (15)
TERMINATION AND RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS AT REEL/FRAME NO. 49678/0577 Recorded Jan 9, 2026
From: WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
To: COMMSCOPE NORTH CAROLINA, LLC (F/K/A COMMSCOPE, INC. OF NORTH CAROLINA)
Reel/Frame 074473/0264 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Dec 10, 2025
From: COMMSCOPE, INC. OF NORTH CAROLINA
To: COMMSCOPE NORTH CAROLINA, LLC
Reel/Frame 073888/0404 →
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 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 →
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 →
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, INC. OF NORTH CAROLINA
To: WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 049678/0577 →
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 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Apr 9, 2019
From: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
To: REDWOOD SYSTEMS, INC.; ALLEN TELECOM LLC; ANDREW LLC; COMMSCOPE, INC. OF NORTH CAROLINA; COMMSCOPE TECHNOLOGIES LLC
Reel/Frame 048840/0001 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Apr 9, 2019
From: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
To: REDWOOD SYSTEMS, INC.; ALLEN TELECOM LLC; ANDREW LLC; COMMSCOPE, INC. OF NORTH CAROLINA; COMMSCOPE TECHNOLOGIES LLC
Reel/Frame 049260/0001 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST PATENTS (RELEASES RF 036201/0283) Recorded Mar 31, 2017
From: WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
To: ALLEN TELECOM LLC; COMMSCOPE TECHNOLOGIES LLC; COMMSCOPE, INC. OF NORTH CAROLINA; REDWOOD SYSTEMS, INC.
Reel/Frame 042126/0434 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jul 28, 2015
From: ALLEN TELECOM LLC; COMMSCOPE TECHNOLOGIES LLC; COMMSCOPE, INC. OF NORTH CAROLINA; REDWOOD SYSTEMS, INC.
To: WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 036201/0283 →
PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT (TL) Recorded Sep 25, 2012
From: ALLEN TELECOM LLC; ANDREW LLC; COMMSCOPE, INC. OF NORTH CAROLINA
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 029024/0899 →
PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT (ABL) Recorded Sep 24, 2012
From: ALLEN TELECOM LLC; ANDREW LLC; COMMSCOPE, INC. OF NORTH CAROLINA
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 029013/0044 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 10, 2012
From: KEITH, SCOTT
To: COMMSCOPE INC. OF NORTH CAROLINA
Reel/Frame 028019/0369 →
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