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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 23, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 25, 2010
Sidney J. Berglund, Round Rock, TX (US);
Zachary M. Thompson, Austin, TX (US);
Victor J. Borer, Austin, TX (US);
Linnea M. Wilkes, Cedar Park, TX (US);
Kurt H. Petersen, Austin, TX (US);
Sidney J. Berglund, Round Rock, TX (US);
Zachary M. Thompson, Austin, TX (US);
Victor J. Borer, Austin, TX (US);
Linnea M. Wilkes, Cedar Park, TX (US);
Kurt H. Petersen, Austin, TX (US);
3M Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
A low profile telecommunications fiber drop point of entry system for an interior room of an MDU, school, hotel, hospital, MTU or other commercial or residential location. The system includes a duct having one or more optical fiber communications lines and mountable to a first wall. The system further includes an access and storage structure at least partially disposable behind the first wall. The structure includes a first base unit having a first wall mounting portion and a first low profile cover, the cover being mountable over at least a portion of the duct. The first wall mounting portion includes a main port to fit over a hole formed in the first wall, the structure having a fiber slack storage area disposed between the first wall mounting portion and the first cover. The structure further includes an extension arm mounted to the first wall mounting portion and extending behind the first wall, the extension arm supporting a carrier configured to hold an optical fiber connector coupling device. A first optical fiber from the duct is terminated in a first optical fiber connector that is mounted on the connector coupling device.