Wall box adapted to be mounted at a mid-span access location of a telecommunications cable

US7751675B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• ADC Telecommunications, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Matthew Holmberg · Le Center, US
• James J. Solheid · Lakeville, US
• Erik J. Gronvall · Bloomington, US
• Paula Rudenick · Eden Prairie, US
• Thomas Marcouiller · Shakopee, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Dec 11, 2008
• Grant date: Jul 6, 2010
• Expiry date: Dec 11, 2028

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G02B6/4454
• WIPO field: Optics
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a wall box adapted to be mounted at a mid-span access location of a fiber optic telecommunications cable. The wall box includes an enclosure having a main body with an open front side. The enclosure also includes a front cover for opening and closing the open front side of the main body. The wall box defining first and second cable entrance/exit openings positioned at opposite sides of the enclosure. The main body defines an open region through an exterior wall of the main body. The open region extends from the first cable entrance/exit opening to the second cable entrance/exit opening. The enclosure also includes a cable cover that is mounted to the main body to cover the open region. The cable cover is a separate component from the front cover.