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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 01, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 18, 2013
Applicant:
3m Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Inventor:
Robert W. Bunte, Georgetown, TX (US);
Assignee:
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY, St. Paul, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/44 (2006.01); G02B 6/38 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/44 (2013.01); G02B 6/4439 (2013.01); G02B 6/4495 (2013.01); G02B 6/3878 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention relates to an inlet device for inserting a plurality of cables containing optical fibers, copper wires or coax cable into port of a telecommunications enclosure. In particular, the exemplary inlet device includes a breakout portion that can be connected to a conduit carrying at least one of the cables to enter the enclosure. Specifically, the inlet device includes housing having a first end and a second end, wherein the housing includes, a compression member attached to the second end of the housing and a break-out portion attached to the compression member.