US 11,768,343 B2
Contactless optical fiber internet customer premises installation
Mariram Chandrasekaran, Scarborough (CA); Ryan Turner, Westminster, MD (US); and Jonathan Jopse, Westminster, MD (US)
Assigned to Tucows Inc., Toronto (CA)
Filed by Tucows (Delaware) Inc., Toronto (CA)
Filed on Jun. 15, 2020, as Appl. No. 16/901,476.
Prior Publication US 2021/0392058 A1, Dec. 16, 2021
Int. Cl. G02B 6/46 (2006.01); F16B 13/06 (2006.01); H01B 11/22 (2006.01); G01S 13/04 (2006.01); F21V 8/00 (2006.01); G02B 6/38 (2006.01)
CPC G02B 6/475 (2023.05) [F16B 13/065 (2013.01); G01S 13/04 (2013.01); G02B 6/0046 (2013.01); G02B 6/3887 (2013.01); H01B 11/22 (2013.01)] 6 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for performing installation of an internet connection at the premises of a customer, comprising the steps of:
(a) providing the customer with a customer premises equipment kit comprising a wall attachment, an optical network terminal adapted to connect with the wall attachment;
(b) the customer selecting on an interior side of an external wall of the premises, an entry point for an optical fiber while the customer remains inside the premises;
(c) locating a bore point on the exterior side of an external wall of the premises, corresponding to the customer selected entry point, by an installation technician located outside the premises;
(d) the installation technician boring a hole through the wall into the premises at the bore point;
(e) passing an optical fiber through the hole from the outside of the premises to the inside of the premises by the installation technician;
(f) passing the optical fiber through an aperture in the wall attachment;
(g) positioning the optical fiber within an expansion anchor having an axial conduit for the optical fiber;
(h) the customer securing the wall attachment to the interior side of the wall at the entry point using the expansion anchor through which the fiber is positioned to secure the wall attachment to the wall;
(i) the customer operatively connecting the optical fiber with the optical network terminal;
(j) the customer mechanically attaching the optical network terminal with the wall attachment, and
(k) the installation technician remaining outside of the premises during the installation.