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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 29, 2022
Filed:
Jul. 17, 2020
Clearfield, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
John P. Hill, Oak Grove, MN (US);
Joshua J. Povlitzki, Otsego, MN (US);
Randy T. VanHorn, Princeton, MN (US);
Timothy J. Kjolsing, Chaska, MN (US);
Clearfield, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
A connector box has a housing forming a space and a cover configured to provide access to the space, a plurality of connectors configured to enable selective connection of fiber optic cables within the enclosed space, and a drop cable entrance assembly configured to provide an opening for one or more drop cables to enter the space in the housing. The drop cable entrance assembly has a housing opening portion providing access to the space from an exterior of the housing and having a removable plate and a grommet, and a cable clamp portion configured to hold the one or more drop cables in place via contact pressure.