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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 28, 2016
Filed:
Jul. 31, 2015
Tyco Electronics Corporation, Berwyn, PA (US);
Erik David Bishop, Fuquay-Varina, NC (US);
Barry Wayne Allen, Siler City, NC (US);
William B. Bryan, Fuquay-Varina, NC (US);
COMMSCOPE TECHNOLOGIES LLC, Hickory, NC (US);
Abstract
A component is disclosed. In one aspect, the component can be adapted to be secured to an aerial strand which provides support for aerial cables. The component can include an aerial enclosure unit having a housing with first and second housing pieces. The first housing piece can be pivotally moveable relative to the second housing piece about a hinge pivot axis between an open configuration and a closed configuration. The housing having opposite minor sides that extend longitudinally between the first and second ends and opposite major sides that extends longitudinally between the first and second ends and also extends between the opposite minor sides. The component can include a linkage arrangement that couples the aerial enclosure unit to the aerial strand. The linkage arrangement having a first operating state in which the housing is positioned adjacent to and directly beneath the aerial strand with the major sides oriented generally horizontally and a second operating state in which the housing is spaced a sufficient distance from the aerial strand to permit the first and second housing pieces to be pivoted from the closed configuration to the open configuration without interference from the aerial strand.