Network interface device (NID) with elliposoidial shape and stored cable reel and associated methods
US7035399B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 14, 2003 |
| Grant date | Apr 25, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 29, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65H2701/32
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A NID includes a base having a network area and a customer area adjacent thereto. The NID may also include a cable reel carried by the base. An access cover may be provided for the cable reel and the base that may include a network cover door for the network area, and a customer cover door for the customer area. The access cover may have a shape defined by at least a portion of an ellipsoid. The shape of the access cover may be defined by half an ellipsoid with major and minor axes adjacent the base, and the base may have an elliptical shape. The cable reel may be rotatable with the base or rotatable independent thereof.
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