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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 19, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 09, 2013
3m Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Richard L. Simmons, Leander, TX (US);
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY, St. Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
An enclosure for protect a cabling junction or transition point on a cell tower is described. In particular, the exemplary cell tower enclosure provides an interconnection platform for both optical and electrical conductors. The cell tower enclosure includes a cover and a base configured attachable to an open first end of the cover to provide an enclosed configuration. The base has a plurality of cable ports passing through the base to allow passage cables into and out of the enclosure. The enclosure also includes a cable management device. The cable management device has two longitudinal edges disposed between two rounded bend control portions oriented at each end of the cable management device and a plurality of optical fiber connector adapters secured along at least one of the longitudinal edges, wherein the cable management device is connected to the base by a support frame.