Fiber access terminal

US7539387B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• ADC Telecommunications, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Daniel Ray Mertesdorf · Tehachapi, US
• Trevor D. Smith · Eden Prairie, US
• Keith Nelson · Brooklyn Center, US
• Erik J. Gronvall · Bloomington, US
• Paula Rudenick · Eden Prairie, US
• Matthew D. Ferris · Carver, US

Key dates

• Filing date: May 30, 2008
• Grant date: May 26, 2009
• Expiry date: May 30, 2028

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G02B6/44528
• WIPO field: Optics
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A fiber access terminal for mounting to the end of a fiber distribution cable and configured to be extended through a buried conduit. The fiber distribution cable may include a plurality of optical fibers and enters a housing of the terminal through a base. The terminal also includes a plurality of fiber optic connectors or adapters extending through the housing in generally the same direction as the fiber distribution cable for connecting to optical fiber customer drop cables. The terminal includes a cover and the housing defining an interior and the interior includes a cable slack storage arrangement providing bend radius protection for the optical fiber cables within the interior. A method of assembling a fiber access terminal. A fiber access terminal assembly including a pedestal mounting arrangement.