US 12,392,965 B2
Compact splice enclosure with improved access to adapters
Stefan Donchev, Milton Keynes (GB); and Afzal V. Abdulsalam, Edathala (IN)
Assigned to PPC BROADBAND, INC., East Syracuse, NY (US)
Filed by PPC BROADBAND, INC., East Syracuse, NY (US)
Filed on Dec. 2, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/073,841.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/285,576, filed on Dec. 3, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0176287 A1, Jun. 8, 2023
Int. Cl. G02B 6/38 (2006.01); G02B 6/255 (2006.01)
CPC G02B 6/2553 (2013.01) [G02B 6/3825 (2013.01)] 29 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A splice enclosure structurally configured to provide improved access to an adapter comprising:
a body configured to define a chamber having an opening;
a cover configured to be pivotally coupled with the body so as to selectively close the opening;
a spool module that includes a spool hub and a post;
an adapter holder configured to be pivotally coupled with the post of the spool module;
a splice tray configured to be pivotally coupled with the spool module;
wherein the cover is configured to pivot relative to the body from a closed position that prevents access to the chamber to an open position that permits access to the chamber;
wherein the adapter holder is configured to pivot relative to the body between a first adapter holder position and a second adapter holder position;
wherein the splice tray is configured to pivot relative to the body between a first splice tray position and a second splice tray position;
wherein the adapter holder is configured to be disposed between the splice tray and the spool hub when the splice tray is in first splice tray position and the adapter holder is in the first adapter holder position such that the splice tray is configured to block access to the adapter holder;
wherein the main body includes an input aperture that is configured to receive an upstream cable;
wherein the upstream cable includes a bypass fiber and a terminated fiber;
wherein the main body includes an output aperture that is configured to receive a downstream cable that includes the bypass fiber; and
wherein the splice tray is configured to permit access to the adapter holder when the splice tray is pivoted to the second splice tray position such that the adapter holder is configured to be selectively pivoted to the second adapter holder position so as to provide improved access to an adapter that is configured to be coupled with the adapter holder and to optically couple the terminated fiber with a fiber of a drop cable.