Patent ID: 7292763
Filing Date: 2007-11-06
Classification: G02B

Abstract:
1. A fiber access terminal assembly comprising: a fiber optic distribution cable with a first end and a second end; an enclosure at the second end of the fiber optic distribution cable, the enclosure including a first piece and a second piece opposite the first piece, the first and second pieces cooperating to define an interior, a cable pass-through end, a non-pass-through end opposite the cable pass-through end, a front face, and a rear face opposite the front face; the first piece and second piece joined at an environmental seal; the enclosure defining a plurality of mounting faces projecting outwardly on the front face and angled toward the cable pass-through end, and a plurality of openings disposed through the mounting faces and sized to receive fiber optic connections; the enclosure including a tab integrally formed at the non-pass-through end of the enclosure that projects outwardly from the non-pass-through end, the tab including an attachment opening substantially perpendicular to an axis running from the non-pass-through end to the cable pass-through end; the cable pass-through end of the enclosure including an opening through which the fiber optic distribution cable enters/exits the interior of the enclosure; the fiber optic distribution cable including a plurality of optical fiber strands, the plurality of optical fiber strands separated from the fiber optic distribution cable within the interior and terminated with fiber optic connectors; the enclosure including a plurality of fiber optic connections extending through the plurality of openings on the mounting faces of the enclosure, each of the connections having a first end within the interior configured to receive one of the connectors of the optical fiber strands within the interior, and a second end accessible from outside the enclosure configured to receive a connector of an optical fiber drop cable extending to an exterior of the fiber enclosure.