Patent ID: 7633742

Claim:
A fiber distribution terminal system, comprising: a below ground vault; a terminal enclosure positioned within the vault; and a lift system positioned within the vault, the lift system including: a screw drive including a ball screw positioned in a mounting block; and a track system including two rails, two sets of tracks, and two hangers, wherein a first set of tracks is fixed in the vault, and a second set of tracks is coupled to the first set of tracks, the second set of tracks extending out of the vault, wherein each hanger comprises a wheel that rides in one of the tracks, each rail being slidingly coupled to a respective track by one of the hangers, and wherein the terminal enclosure is coupled to the track system using a bracket, the bracket including a ball nut through which the ball screw is threaded; wherein rotation of the screw drive lifts the terminal enclosure from a below ground position to a lifted position; and wherein the track system guides the terminal enclosure as the terminal enclosure is lifted, each track including a groove and each hanger including an arm portion that extends through the groove in one of the tracks, wherein the wheel of each of the hangers is attached to the corresponding arm portion and positioned within the corresponding track, and wherein each wheel is movable within the corresponding track in which the wheel is positioned.