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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 2026
Filed:
Jul. 08, 2021
Applicant:
Afl Telecommunications Llc, Duncan, SC (US);
Inventors:
Patrick E. Dobbins, Greer, SC (US);
Richard Megill, Taylors, SC (US);
Assignee:
AFL Telecommunications LLC, Duncan, SC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/00 (2006.01); G02B 6/44 (2006.01); G02B 6/46 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/4471 (2013.01); G02B 6/4442 (2013.01); G02B 6/44465 (2023.05); G02B 6/44524 (2023.05); G02B 6/44528 (2023.05); G02B 6/4454 (2013.01); G02B 6/475 (2023.05);
Abstract
A splice closure apparatus and a fiber optic distribution network are provided. The splice closure apparatus includes a housing forming a plenum and an opening. A mount plate is affixed in the plenum within the housing, A signal splitter device is affixed to the mount plate. A fiber optic cable stub is extended through the opening of the housing. The cable stub includes an input optical fiber operably connected to the signal splitter device. The cable stub includes an output optical fiber operably connected to the signal splitter device.