Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Fiber optic enclosure with external cable spool
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Application No.: US13348133Application Date: 2012-01-11
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Publication No.: US08380035B2Publication Date: 2013-02-19
- Inventor: Scott C. Kowalczyk , Trevor D. Smith , Jonathan Kaml , Thomas G. LeBlanc , Ronald A. Beck
- Applicant: Scott C. Kowalczyk , Trevor D. Smith , Jonathan Kaml , Thomas G. LeBlanc , Ronald A. Beck
- Applicant Address: US MN Eden Prairie
- Assignee: ADC Telecommunications, Inc.
- Current Assignee: ADC Telecommunications, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US MN Eden Prairie
- Agency: Merchant & Gould P.C.
- Main IPC: G02B6/00
- IPC: G02B6/00

Abstract:
A fiber optic telecommunications device includes an enclosure defining an interior. A first fiber optic adapter is provided at the enclosure. A spool is provided at an exterior of the enclosure. A fiber optic cable, which includes a first optical fiber, is wrapped around the spool. A first fiber optic connector is mounted at a first end of the first optical fiber. The first end of the first optical fiber is positioned within the interior of the enclosure. The first fiber optic connector is inserted within the first fiber optic adapter. The enclosure and the spool are configured to rotate in unison about a common axis when the fiber optic cable is unwound from the spool.
Public/Granted literature
- US20120251053A1 FIBER OPTIC ENCLOSURE WITH EXTERNAL CABLE SPOOL Public/Granted day:2012-10-04
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