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Cabinet including optical bulkhead plate for blown fiber system

US7330626B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 13, 2005
Grant dateFeb 12, 2008
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Expiry dateDec 26, 2025

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T29/49002
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A cabinet is provided for managing the connections between a feeder cable and a distribution cable wherein the distribution cable is a blown optical fiber. The cabinet includes shelves for holding splices between the feeder cable and the distribution cable. The shelves also include microduct holders for holding each of the microducts associated with the distribution cable. The cabinet also includes splicing between the feeder cable and a fiber optic splitter. Preferably a fiber termination is provided between the splice and the splitter. The cabinet also includes termination panel between the splitter outputs and distribution pigtails. A connector storage area is also provided. The distribution pigtails are spliced on spliced trays to the blown fibers passed through the microducts.

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