US 12,276,857 B2
Fiber distribution hub including sealed splice module
Kristof Vastmans, Kessel-Lo (BE); Jiri Zavrel, Leuven (BE); Birgitte Koefoed, Valby (DK); and John Townley Porsborg, Jaegerspris (DK)
Assigned to COMMSCOPE TECHNOLOGIES LLC, Hickory, NC (US)
Appl. No. 17/766,982
Filed by COMMSCOPE TECHNOLOGIES LLC, Hickory, NC (US)
PCT Filed Oct. 6, 2020, PCT No. PCT/US2020/054413
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Apr. 6, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/071844, PCT Pub. Date Apr. 15, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/911,577, filed on Oct. 7, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2024/0077691 A1, Mar. 7, 2024
Int. Cl. G02B 6/44 (2006.01)
CPC G02B 6/4452 (2013.01) [G02B 6/4444 (2013.01); G02B 6/44528 (2023.05); G02B 6/4454 (2013.01); G02B 6/44775 (2023.05)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A cabinet comprising:
a first compartment configured to mount at least partially below ground level, the first compartment including a first body defining a vented interior, at least one cable access port, and a first access opening separate from the at least one cable access port, the first compartment also including a first door that selectively covers the first access opening;
a splice enclosure disposed within the vented interior of the first body, the splice enclosure being accessible to a user through the first access opening when the first door is removed from the first body, the splice enclosure defining a selectively accessible interior sealed against water intrusion, including complete submersion below 1 meter for at least 30 minutes, when closed;
a second compartment mounted to the first compartment, the second compartment including a second body defining an interior disposed above the ground level, the interior of the second body being accessible through a second access opening, the second compartment also including a second door to selectively cover the second access opening to sealingly close the interior of the second body, the interior of the second body being sealed against water intrusion up to a lesser degree than the interior of the splice enclosure including splashes from any direction;
a sealed cable port arrangement providing sealed cable access between the interiors of the first and second bodies; and
a subscriber termination region disposed within the sealed interior of the second compartment.