Patent ID: 11899263
Assignee: PREFORMED LINE PRODUCTS CO.
Field: Optics (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G  H | IPC G

Claim 0:
1. A terminal closure to enclose a drop connection, the terminal closure comprising:
a closure base partially defining an interior space of the terminal closure, the closure base including a point of entry for a feed cable to enter into the interior space of the terminal closure;
a closure cover mating with the closure base, the closure cover and the closure base defining the interior space of the terminal closure, the interior space being for a drop connection, the closure cover having a port opening, with the port opening providing an accessible pathway between the interior space of the terminal closure and an exterior of the terminal closure;
a cap located on the closure cover, with the cap corresponding to the port opening of the closure cover, the cap being movable between an open position and a closed position, while in the closed position the cap and an associated portion of the closure cover bound a volume adjacent to the port opening, the volume bounded by the cap and the associated portion of the closure cover having a boundary dimension; and
a grommet at least partially located within the volume adjacent to the port opening, the grommet including an internal bore to receive one of a plug or a drop cable extending through the grommet, the grommet having an outer periphery boundary dimension that is at least a large as the boundary dimension of the volume bounded by the cap and the associated portion of the closure cover such that the grommet is sealingly engaged by the cap and the associated portion of the closure cover when the cap is in the closed position.