Housing for breakout cords terminated to plates

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9728909-B2
Application number	US-201514667586-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 24, 2015
Priority date	Mar 24, 2014
Publication date	Aug 8, 2017
Grant date	Aug 8, 2017

Abstract

A mounting system for facilitating ordered mating of plural connectors includes a first plate having plural mounting positions for first connectors. A second plate is attached to the first plate by a standoff. A housing extends between the first and second plates and substantially covers an area between the first and second plates. In a keying embodiment, each mounting position has an inner perimeter shape different than the others. Each connector of plural first connectors includes a threaded portion holding a first nut with an outer perimeter having a shape unique as compared to the other first nuts. The outer perimeter of the first nut seats into one, and only one, of the plural mounting positions. A third plate is mounted to and spaced from the first plate. The third plate includes plural keyholes which are aligned to the plural mounting positions. Each keyhole has an inner perimeter shape matching the inner perimeter shape of the mounting position to which the keyhole is aligned. The keyholes only permit a second connector, with a matching key nut, to pass therethrough and mate into the first connector in the aligned mounting position.

First claim

We claim:

1. A mounting system for facilitating ordered mating of plural connectors, said mounting system comprising:
a first plate having plural mounting positions for securing plural first connectors thereto;
a second plate attached to said first plate by a rod having a first threaded end attached to said first plate and a second threaded end attached to said second plate, wherein said second plate is spaced from said first plate, wherein said second plate has at least one opening or channel to permit at least one cord to pass therethrough;
a housing extending between said first and second plates and substantially covering an area between said first and second plates; and
a bracket attached to at least one of said first plate, said second plate or said housing, said bracket having at least one feature for securing said bracket to a pole or wall.

2. The mounting system according to claim 1 , wherein said bracket is directly attached to said first plate.

3. The mounting system according to claim 1 , wherein said first plate presents a generally circular outer perimeter.

4. The mounting system according to claim 1 , wherein said plural mounting positions in said first plate are formed as channels which open to an outer perimeter of said first plate.

5. The mounting system according to claim 1 , wherein said housing is formed as a cylinder with a first open end proximate said first plate and a second open end proximate said second plate.

6. The mounting system according to claim 1 , wherein said housing is formed as a cylindrical can with an open end and a closed end, said closed end of said cylindrical can being spaced from said first plate on a side of said first plate opposite said second plate, and said open end of said cylindrical can is proximate said second plate.

7. The mounting system according to claim 6 , wherein said closed end of said cylindrical can is dome shaped.

8. A mounting system for facilitating ordered mating of plural connectors, said mounting system comprising:
a first plate means having plural mounting means for securing plural first connectors thereto;
a second plate means attached to said first plate means by a rod having a first threaded end attached to said first plate means and a second threaded end attached to said second plate means, wherein said second plate means is spaced from said first plate means, and wherein said second plate means has at least one opening or channel to permit at least one cord to pass therethrough;
a housing means extending between said first plate means and said second plate means and substantially covering an area between said first plate means and said second plate means; and
a bracket means directly or indirectly attached to at least one of said first plate means, said second plate means or said housing means, said bracket means having at least one feature for securing said bracket means to a pole or wall.

9. The mounting system according to claim 1 , wherein said second plate is mounted to a transition and wherein said at least one cord passes through said transition and into a common jacket of a trunk cable.

10. The mounting system according to claim 1 , wherein said at least one cord comprises a plurality of cords corresponding in number to said plural mounting positions of said first plate.

11. The mounting system according to claim 10 , wherein said second plate is mounted to a transition and wherein each cord of said plurality of cords passes through said transition and into a common jacket of a trunk cable.

12. The mounting system according to claim 8 , wherein said second plate means is mounted to a transition and at least one cord passes through said transition and into a common jacket of a trunk cable.

13. The mounting system according to claim 8 , wherein said at least one cord comprises a plurality of cords corresponding in number to said plural mounting means of said first plate means.

14. The mounting system according to claim 13 , wherein said second plate means is mounted to a transition and wherein each cord of said plurality of cords passes through said transition and into a common jacket of a trunk cable.

Assignees

• Commscope Technologies Llc

Inventors

• Islam Nahid
• Hanley John T

Classifications

• H01R13/74 Primary

  Means for mounting coupling parts in openings of a panel · CPC title

• G02B6/3897

  Connectors fixed to housings, casing, frames or circuit boards (G02B6/44528 takes precedence) · CPC title

• H01R13/518 Primary

  for holding or embracing several coupling parts, e.g. frames · CPC title

• H01R13/746

  using a screw ring · CPC title

• H01R13/64

  Means for preventing incorrect coupling · CPC title