Fiber optic splice enclosures

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10241287-B2
Application number	US-201715792250-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 24, 2017
Priority date	Apr 27, 2017
Publication date	Mar 26, 2019
Grant date	Mar 26, 2019

Abstract

A fiber optic splice enclosure includes a basket. The basket includes an outer shell, the outer shell including an outer sidewall defining at least a portion of a periphery of the basket. The basket further includes an insert disposed within the outer shell, the insert including a first sidewall and a second sidewall spaced apart from each other along a transverse axis and each extending along a longitudinal axis to define an inner channel therebetween. The first sidewall and the second sidewall are each further spaced apart from the outer sidewall along the longitudinal axis to define a first outer channel and a second outer channel. The fiber optic splice enclosure further includes a splice tray assembly including at least one splice tray, the splice tray assembly disposed within the inner channel.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A fiber optic splice enclosure, comprising:
a basket, the basket comprising:
an outer shell, the outer shell comprising an outer sidewall defining at least a portion of a periphery of the basket; and
an insert disposed within the outer shell, the insert comprising a first sidewall and a second sidewall spaced apart from each other along a transverse axis and each extending along a longitudinal axis to define an inner channel therebetween, the first sidewall and the second sidewall each further spaced apart from the outer sidewall along the longitudinal axis to define a first outer channel and a second outer channel;

a splice tray assembly comprising at least one splice tray, the splice tray assembly disposed within the inner channel; and
an outer tube provided around and enclosing the basket.

2. The fiber optic splice enclosure of claim 1 , wherein an opening to the inner channel is defined between at least one of first ends of the first and second sidewalls or second ends of the first and second sidewalls.

3. The fiber optic splice enclosure of claim 1 , wherein the splice tray assembly comprises a plurality of splice trays disposed within the inner channel, the plurality of splice trays stacked along a vertical axis.

4. The fiber optic splice enclosure of claim 1 , wherein the insert further comprises a base wall oriented transverse to the first and second sidewalls, wherein the splice tray assembly is spaced along a vertical axis from the base wall to define a gap between the splice tray assembly and the base wall.

5. The fiber optic splice enclosure of claim 1 , wherein a top surface of the splice tray assembly is below a top edge of the first sidewall and the second sidewall along a vertical axis.

6. The fiber optic splice enclosure of claim 1 , further comprising a first tab and a second tab, the first tab extending into the inner channel from the first sidewall, the second tab extending into the inner channel from the second sidewall, wherein the splice tray assembly sits on the first tab and second tab within the inner channel.

7. The fiber optic splice enclosure of claim 1 , wherein the insert further comprises a base wall oriented transverse to the first and second sidewalls further comprising a bracket extending from the base wall.

8. The fiber optic splice enclosure of claim 1 , further comprising a cover panel connectable to the outer sidewall.

9. The fiber optic splice enclosure of claim 1 , further comprising a cable inlet assembly connected to the outer shell, the cable inlet assembly comprising a plurality of cable ports therethrough.

10. A fiber optic splice enclosure, comprising:
a basket, the basket comprising:
an outer shell, the outer shell comprising an outer sidewall defining at least a portion of a periphery of the basket; and
an insert disposed within the outer shell, the insert comprising a first sidewall and a second sidewall spaced apart from each other along a transverse axis and each extending along a longitudinal axis to define an inner channel therebetween, the first sidewall and the second sidewall each further spaced apart from the outer sidewall along the longitudinal axis to define a first outer channel and a second outer channel;

a splice tray assembly comprising at least one splice tray, the splice tray assembly disposed within the inner channel;
a cable inlet assembly connected to the outer shell, e cable inlet assembly comprising a plurality of cable ports therethrough; and
an outer tube provided around and enclosing the basket.

11. The fiber optic splice enclosure of claim 10 , wherein an opening to the inner channel is defined between at least one of first ends of the first and second sidewalls or second ends of the first and second sidewalls.

12. The fiber optic splice enclosure of claim 10 , wherein the splice tray assembly comprises a plurality of splice trays disposed within the inner channel, the plurality of splice trays stacked along a vertical axis.

13. The fiber optic splice enclosure of claim 10 , wherein the insert further comprises a base wall oriented transverse to the first and second sidewalls, wherein the splice tray assembly is spaced along a vertical axis from the base wall to define a gap between the splice tray assembly and the base wall.

14. The fiber optic splice enclosure of claim 10 , wherein a top surface of the splice tray assembly is below a top edge of the first sidewall and the second sidewall along a vertical axis.

15. The fiber optic splice enclosure of claim 10 , further comprising a first tab and a second tab, the first tab extending into the inner channel from the first sidewall, the second tab extending into the inner channel from the second sidewall, wherein the splice tray assembly sits on the first tab and second tab within the inner channel.

16. The fiber optic splice enclosure of claim 10 , wherein the insert further comprises a base wall oriented transverse to the first and second sidewalls, further comprising a bracket extending from the base wall.

17. The fiber optic splice enclosure of claim 10 , further comprising a cover panel connectable to the outer sidewall.

Assignees

• Afl Telecommunications Llc

Inventors

• Dobbins Patrick E
• Reeve David
• Megill Richard
• Ebrahimi Vahid

Classifications

• G02B6/3801

  Permanent connections, i.e. wherein fibres are kept aligned by mechanical means (splices by bonding G02B6/255; fusion splices G02B6/2551) · CPC title

• G02B6/4457

  Bobbins; Reels · CPC title

• G02B6/4455

  characterised by the way of extraction or insertion of the cassette in the distribution frame, e.g. pivoting, sliding, rotating or gliding · CPC title

• G02B6/4454

  with splices · CPC title

• G02B6/4442 Primary

  Cap coupling boxes · CPC title