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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 15, 2008
Filed:
Mar. 27, 2007
Daniel Hendrickson, Roswell, GA (US);
Hongbo Zhang, Duluth, GA (US);
Daniel Hendrickson, Roswell, GA (US);
Hongbo Zhang, Duluth, GA (US);
Furukawa Electric North America, Inc., Norcross, GA (US);
Abstract
Optical fiber and cable management apparatus includes a base for mounting on a wall or other surface at a subscriber premises, and a drum region extending axially upward from the base. The drum region includes an outer cylindrical wall for supporting a length of a first fiber optic cable wound about the outer wall, an inner cylindrical wall disposed radially inward of the outer wall to define an annular fiber routing region between the two walls, and a cable entry port in the outer wall for receiving an end portion of the first fiber optic cable so that fibers of the cable may be routed through the fiber routing region. An interface compartment disposed atop the drum is constructed to interface a first set of fibers routed within the compartment, with a second set of fibers associated with a second fiber optic cable that is routed to the apparatus.