Removable spool for optical fiber storage
US9810871B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 27, 2016 |
| Grant date | Nov 7, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 27, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/445
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An network interface device (NID) cabinet has removably mounted or fixedly mounted cable spools. The NID cabinet is a small enclosure, typically made of plastic, which sits on the outside wall of an end user's building, such as a home or office. Pre-terminated cables are spooled around each cable spool, and the cable connector at one end of each cable is connected to a network interconnection junction within the NID cabinet. A series of interlocking mounting features are formed on both the cable spool and the mating NID cabinet back wall. Two different types of mounting features enable the cable spool to be removably or fixedly mounted within the NID cabinet. When fixedly mounted, the cable spool can still be removed from the NID cabinet, but only if the spooled cabled is completed un-spooled and removed from the cable spool.
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