IP Library › Granted Patent US 11,119,288
Granted Patent B2
US 11,119,288 · App. 16/129,298 · Granted Sep 14, 2021

Fiber distribution hub

Inventors: Edward T. Landry (Maple Grove, MN); Craig M. Standish (Waconia, MN); Steve Anderson (Shakopee, MN); Joshua A. Zabel (Lester Prairie, MN); Ronald A. Beck (Naples, FL); Michael Kenneth Barth (Bloomington, MN); Soutsada Vongseng (Chanshassen, MN); Matthew D. Ferris (McKinney, TX)
Assignee: CommScope Technologies LLC
G02B6/4446G02B6/4452G02B6/4457G02B6/4471H05K7/16
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 11,119,288
App. No.
16/129,298
Filed
Sep 12, 2018
Granted
Sep 14, 2021
Kind
B2
Art Unit
2883
USPC
385/135
Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a telecommunications distribution hub having a cabinet that defines a primary compartment. The cabinet also includes one or more main doors for accessing the primary compartment. Telecommunications equipment is mounted within the primary compartment. The distribution hub further includes a secondary compartment that can be accessed from an exterior of the cabinet without accessing the primary compartment. A grounding interface is accessible from within the secondary compartment.

Claims (33)

1. A cabinet comprising:

a housing defining an interior accessible through a front access opening;

a frame coupled to the housing, the frame being pivotal between a closed position in which the frame is located fully within the interior of the housing and an open position in which the frame is located at least partially outside of the housing, the frame including a bulkhead separating the frame into a front region and a rear region, the front region being accessible from the front access opening when the frame is disposed in the closed position, the bulkhead blocking access to the rear region from the front access opening when the frame is disposed in the closed position, the rear region of the frame having opposing top and bottom inner surfaces and having a first side inner surface and a second side inner surface opposite the first side inner surface, wherein the top inner surface, the bottom inner surface, the first side inner surface, and the second side inner surface extend rearwardly from the bulkhead;

a termination region disposed at the bulkhead of the frame, the termination region including a plurality of adapters having first ports accessible at the front region of the frame and second ports accessible at the rear region of the frame;

a plurality of storage spools disposed at the second side inner surface of the rear region of the frame so that the storage spools are disposed outside of the housing when the frame is disposed in the open position;

a first fiber routing path that extends circumferentially along the bottom, top, and first side inner surfaces of the rear region of the frame; and

a second fiber routing path that extends from the second ports of the termination region to the storage spools at the second inner side surface of the rear region of the frame.

2. The cabinet of claim 1 , wherein the bulkhead includes a first portion angled relative to the front access opening when the frame is disposed in the closed position.

3. The cabinet of claim 2 , wherein the bulkhead also includes a second portion that is generally parallel with the front access opening when the frame is disposed in the closed position.

4. The cabinet of claim 3 , further comprising a plurality of bend radius limiters mounted to the second portion of the bulkhead at the rear region of the frame.

5. The cabinet of claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of optical adapters mounted to the rear region of the frame.

6. The cabinet of claim 5 , wherein the optical adapters including adapter modules that are slidable.

7. The cabinet of claim 6 , wherein the adapter modules that are slidable having first ports facing towards the first side inner surface and second ports facing towards the second side inner surface of the rear region of the frame.

8. The cabinet of claim 5 , further comprising a fiber storage spool at the bottom inner surface of the rear region of the frame.

9. The cabinet of claim 1 , further comprising a splice region disposed within the cabinet.

10. The cabinet of claim 1 , further comprising a splitter region carried by the frame, the splitter region including a housing configured to receive at least one splitter module.

11. The cabinet of claim 10 , wherein the splitter region is disposed at a top of the frame.

12. The cabinet of claim 1 , further comprising a door that couples to the housing to selectively close the front access opening.

13. The cabinet of claim 1 , wherein the frame is lockable in the closed position.

14. The cabinet of claim 13 , wherein the frame includes a releasable latch to releasably lock the frame in the closed position.

15. The cabinet of claim 13 , wherein the frame is lockable in the open position.

16. The cabinet of claim 1 , wherein the bulkhead is at least partially formed from a plurality of termination modules.

17. The cabinet of claim 1 , wherein the second inner surface of the rear region of the frame is formed from a plurality of termination modules.

18. The cabinet of claim 1 , further comprising a connector storage region carried by the frame.

19. The cabinet of claim 18 , wherein the connector storage region is disposed on the bulkhead of the frame.

20. The cabinet of claim 18 , wherein the connector storage region is disposed beneath the termination region.

21. The cabinet of claim 1 , wherein the housing defines a secondary interior separate from the interior, the secondary interior being accessible from an exterior of the housing through an aperture separate from the front access opening.

22. The cabinet of claim 21 , further comprising a grounding interface configured to interconnect the housing and shielded cables to ground.

23. The cabinet of claim 22 , wherein the grounding interface includes a chassis grounding interface and a plurality of cable grounding interfaces.

24. The cabinet of claim 23 , wherein the cable grounding interfaces include posts, and wherein each post electrically connects to a bus plate through a nut threaded onto the post.

25. The cabinet of claim 1 , wherein the bulkhead has a front surface and an opposite rear surface, the front surface facing the front access opening when the frame is in the closed position; and the termination region includes a plurality of termination modules mounted to the rear surface of the bulkhead, each termination module carrying a plurality of the adapters.

26. The cabinet of claim 25 , wherein the bulkhead defines a plurality of openings, wherein each of the termination modules is mounted at one of the openings so that the adapters of the termination module extend through the opening, and wherein each of the openings is smaller than a profile of the respective termination module.

27. The cabinet of claim 1 , further comprising a bend radius limiter mounted to the frame, wherein at least a portion of the bend radius limiter is at an elevated position relative to a top surface of the frame.

Assignments (6)
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 →
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 (8)
Continuation 15618254 · Jun 9, 2017
Continuation 14064756 · Oct 28, 2013
Continuation 13610403 · Sep 11, 2012
Continuation 12900129 · Oct 7, 2010
Continuation 11544951 · Oct 6, 2006
Continuation In Part 11354286 · Feb 13, 2006
Provisional Application 60783818 · Mar 17, 2006
Related Publication 20190079256A1 · Mar 14, 2019
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