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

Claim 8:
9. A terminal closure to enclose drop connections, 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, the closure base including a mount side wall, the closure base including a portion for receiving a fastener to attach the closure base to a mount object with the mount side wall engaged against the mount object;
a closure cover mating with the closure base, with the closure cover and the closure base defining the interior space of the terminal closure, the interior space being for drop connections, the closure cover having a plurality of port openings, with each port opening providing a respective accessible pathway between the interior space of the terminal closure and an exterior of the terminal closure, the plurality of port openings being arranged in a plurality of rows, each row being at a respective distance from the mount side wall, the plurality of rows proceeding in a sequence, the respective distance from the mount side wall of each successive row in the sequence being greater than the respective distance from the mount side wall of a preceding row in the sequence; and
a plurality of receiving and securing structures at the plurality of port openings, each receiving and securing structure to receive and secure a respective drop cable extending through a respective port opening;
wherein the plurality of receiving and securing structures include:
a plurality of caps located on the closure cover, each cap corresponding to a respective port opening of the closure cover; and
a plurality of grommets corresponding to a respective port opening of the closure cover, each grommet includes an internal bore to receive one of a plug or a respective drop cable extending through the grommet;

wherein each cap is movable between an open position and a closed position, while in the closed position each cap and an associated portion of the closure cover bound a volume adjacent to the respective port opening, the volume bounded by each cap and the associated portion of the closure cover has a respective boundary dimension; and
each grommet is at least partially located within the respective volume adjacent to the port opening, each grommet has an outer periphery boundary dimension that is at least a large as the boundary dimension of the volume bounded by the respective cap and the portion of the closure cover such that the respective grommet is sealingly engaged by the respective cap and the portion of the closure cover when the respective cap is in the closed position.