Patent ID: 7574092
Filing Date: 2009-08-11
Classification: G02B

Abstract:
1. A housing for retaining a cable junction box and a cable loop independently of said cable junction box for use in a fibre optic network, comprising at least two substantially flat, open-topped compartments joined together for folding said compartments together like a book with said open tops covered when closed, each of said compartments comprising a floor and sidewalls defining an interior space, said sidewalls including openings for passing cable between said interior spaces, a first of said compartments including a space to removably install a cable junction box and a second of said compartments being arranged to install at least one loop of cable within said interior space, said housing further including at least one entry and exit port to sealingly receive fibre optic cable within the interior thereof, said housing being configured to enclose said junction box and said cable loop independently from each other when said housing is closed.