Patent ID: 7045710
Filing Date: 2006-05-16
Classification: G02B,H02G

Abstract:
1. An enclosure for receiving at least one telecommunications cable and for containing telecommunication lines and telecommunication line splices therein, the enclosure comprising: a housing longitudinally extending from an open first end to a closed second end, the housing defining an internal cavity extending in the longitudinal direction, the internal cavity having a circumferential shape in a direction transverse to the longitudinal direction; a base member configured for attachment to the open first end of the housing to provide an enclosed configuration, the base member defining at least one port configured for passage of at least one telecommunications cable therethrough; a support basket connected to the base member, wherein the support basket extends longitudinally within the internal cavity of the housing in the enclosed configuration, the support basket shaped to substantially conform to a first portion of the circumferential shape of the internal cavity; and a support band secured to the support basket, the support band shaped to substantially conform to a second portion of the circumferential shape of the cavity, wherein the support basket and the connected support band extend around substantially the entire circumference of the internal cavity.