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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 2026
Filed:
Aug. 14, 2023
Multilink Inc., Elyria, OH (US);
Steven E. Kaplan, Elyria, OH (US);
Steve Brown, Amherst, OH (US);
MULTILINK INC., Elyria, OH (US);
Abstract
A splice enclosure includes a housing having first and second housing portions that form an internal enclosed cavity in a first position and allow access to the cavity in a second position. The first housing portion receives an associated fiber optic cable in and out of the cavity. One or more associated optical fibers of the fiber optic cable are to be joined to associated drop cables in the first housing portion and the associated drop cables exit the housing through at least one drop cable passage. A seal assembly includes a first seal portion configured to seal around the associated fiber optic cable at the inlet and outlet passages, and a second seal portion configured to seal around the associated drop cables. A divider panel is hinged to the housing for selective positioning between a first position overlying the first housing portion and restricting access thereto in the first position, and a second position allowing access to the first housing portion and the spliced associated optical fibers.