Patent ID: 9291790
Filing Date: 2016-03-22
CPC Classification: G02B

Claim Text:
1. A fiber splice enclosure comprising: an enclosure; a chassis; a cover; and a cable port mounting plate, wherein the cable port mounting plate includes openings for allowing entry and exit of cables, wherein said cable port mounting plate is configured to be removably fastened to the enclosure with a fastener and removably fastened to the chassis, wherein the chassis includes a mounting bracket secured to the chassis and a fiber splice interconnect bracket assembly hingedly mounted to the mounting bracket, pivotable between a closed position and an open position, wherein the fiber splice interconnect bracket comprises a tab for supporting the fiber splice interconnect bracket assembly in a fixed position, the tab extending beyond a hinge of the fiber splice interconnect bracket assembly, wherein the fiber splice interconnect bracket assembly includes a splice shelf including at least one splice tray on one side of the interconnect bracket assembly, wherein the enclosure comprises at least one hinge provided on a sidewall thereof through which the cover is mounted to the enclosure thereby allowing the cover to pivot between an open position and a closed position, and wherein a rotational axis of the hinge mounting the fiber splice interconnect bracket assembly to the mounting bracket is substantially perpendicular to a rotational axis of the at least one hinge of the enclosure.