Mini drop terminal

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8213761
APP PUB NO 20110067452A1
SERIAL NO

12955701

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A terminal for mounting to a fiber distribution cable includes a housing having a base and a cover. The cover is connectedly engaged with the base. The terminal further includes a plurality of adapters disposed on the cover. A fiber routing tray having a top panel and a bottom panel is disposed in an interior cavity. The fiber routing tray includes a storage space defined between the top and bottom panels for storing a length of optical fiber. A method for installing a terminal includes providing a terminal having a housing defining an interior cavity. A cable is pulled from the interior cavity of the housing. The cable is spliced to a fiber distribution cable with a splice. The cable is inserted back into the interior cavity. A spliced end of the cable, a spliced end of the fiber distribution cable and the splice are inserted in a retention device.

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COMMSCOPE TECHNOLOGIES LLC1100 COMMSCOPE PLACE SE HICKORY NC 28602

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Gronvall, Erik Bloomington, US 40 3063
Lu, Yu Eden Prairie, US 350 8616
Rudenick, Paula Eden Prairie, US 43 3120

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