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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 02, 2021
Filed:
Mar. 20, 2019
Special Product Company, Shawnee, KS (US);
Randall D. Hutchison, Shawnee, KS (US);
Robert Schiffbauer, Olathe, KS (US);
William Jerry Garrett, Jr., Olathe, KS (US);
PPC BROADBAND, INC., East Syracuse, NY (US);
Abstract
A rugged information and communication system closure for outdoor installation and a method for assembling the same are provided. The closure includes an outer housing, a circuit device, a splice tray, a cable stub, and an epoxy filler. The outer housing includes a plurality of mounts configured to support the circuit device and the splice tray. The circuit device is mounted in the outer housing and includes internal circuitry, a first plurality of fibers connected to the internal circuitry, and a housing enclosing the internal circuitry. The splice tray is mounted over the circuit device and supports the first plurality of fibers. The cable stub extends through the outer housing and includes a second plurality of fibers spliced to the first plurality of fibers to form a splice. The splice is positioned on the splice tray. The epoxy filler occupies any remaining space of the outer housing to protect the circuit device and fibers from outside plant conditions.