IP Library Granted Patent US 9,739,969
Granted Patent B2
US 9,739,969 · App. 15/093,922 · Granted Aug 22, 2017

Aggregation enclosure for elevated, outdoor locations

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 9,739,969
App. No.
15/093,922
Filed
Apr 8, 2016
Granted
Aug 22, 2017
Kind
B2
Examiner
ULLAH, AKM E
Art Unit
2874
USPC
385/131
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 (25)

1. A termination assembly comprising:

a housing that is elongated between a top and a bottom, the housing also having a rear wall that extends between the top and the bottom, the rear wall being configured to mount the housing to a mounting location, the housing defining a sealed interior;

a cable input port disposed at the bottom of the housing;

an optical line that extends into the housing through the input port;

an electrical line that extends into the housing through the input port; and

a plurality of termination ports coupled to the housing in rows, each row of termination ports being coupled to a respective angled surface that is angled relative to the rear wall, each termination port including sealing structures that protect the sealed interior from an environment external of the housing, each termination port including a ruggedized connection interface so that hybrid output cables received at the ruggedized connection interfaces are optically coupled to the optical line and to the electrical line.

2. The termination assembly of claim 1 , wherein a first plurality of the termination ports are disposed at a first side of the housing and a second plurality of the termination ports are disposed at a second side of the housing.

3. The termination assembly of claim 1 , wherein the first plurality of termination ports includes three termination ports; and wherein the second plurality of termination ports includes three termination ports.

4. The termination assembly of claim 1 , wherein some of the angled surfaces are parallel to each other.

5. The termination assembly of claim 1 , wherein one of the angled surfaces is not parallel to another of the angled surfaces.

6. The termination assembly of claim 1 , wherein the housing includes a second input port through which a grounding conductor enters the housing.

7. The termination assembly of claim 1 , wherein some of the termination ports face in a different direction from others of the termination ports.

8. The termination assembly of claim 1 , wherein the housing includes a first piece and a second piece that cooperate to define the sealed interior.

9. The termination assembly of claim 8 , wherein the first piece is a body and the second piece is a cover that pivotally attaches to the body.

10. The termination assembly of claim 1 , wherein the cable input port includes a sealed pass-through gland.

11. The termination assembly of claim 1 , wherein the cable input port includes a connection interface.

12. The termination assembly of claim 11 , wherein the connection interface includes an optical adapter.

13. The termination assembly of claim 1 , wherein each termination port is configured to connect a plurality of optical fibers.

14. The termination assembly of claim 13 , wherein each termination port is configured to receive a duplex optical connector.

15. The termination assembly of claim 1 , wherein the termination ports are disposed in three tiers.

16. The termination assembly of claim 1 , wherein each termination port is configured to receive a single output cable.

17. The termination assembly of claim 1 , wherein the housing includes a front wall that is parallel to the rear wall.

18. The termination assembly of claim 1 , wherein the angled surfaces include three angled surfaces at which rows of termination ports are coupled.

19. The termination assembly of claim 1 , wherein the rear wall includes mounting flanges extending outwardly therefrom.

20. The termination assembly of claim 1 , wherein the rear wall mounts the housing to the mounting location using a bracket.

Assignments (15)
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 →
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 →
RELEASE (REEL 068770 / FRAME 0460) Recorded Feb 7, 2025
From: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
To: OUTDOOR WIRELESS NETWORKS LLC
Reel/Frame 070149/0432 →
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 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 →
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 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 26, 2024
From: COMMSCOPE TECHNOLOGIES LLC
To: OUTDOOR WIRELESS NETWORKS LLC
Reel/Frame 068793/0514 →
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 →
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 →
PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Jul 3, 2019
From: COMMSCOPE TECHNOLOGIES LLC
To: WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 049892/0051 →
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 →
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 →
Continuity (4)
Continuation 14800878 · Jul 16, 2015
Continuation 13632781 · Oct 1, 2012
Provisional Application 61542514 · Oct 3, 2011
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