Electricity: conductors and insulators – Boxes and housings
Reexamination Certificate
2006-05-23
2009-11-17
Patel, Dhiru R (Department: 2831)
Electricity: conductors and insulators
Boxes and housings
C174S058000, C174S051000, C361S310000, C379S399010
Reexamination Certificate
active
07619160
ABSTRACT:
An enclosure for housing communications equipment at a subscriber premises includes at least one cable port for receiving a service provider cable, a subscriber cable, and a ground cable. The enclosure further includes a housing having a base and an outer cover movably attached to the base between an opened position and a closed position so as to define a housing interior volume when the outer cover is in the closed position. A grounding post extends from the base within the housing interior volume and is electrically connectable with the ground cable. Active electronic components located in the housing interior volume connect the service provider cable with the subscriber cable. A service provider security nut attachable to the grounding post both fixes the active electronic components within the housing and grounds the active electronic components to the grounding post and the ground cable. The active electronic components may be mounted to a movable inner cover and the outer cover may include a skirt extending in a first direction to obscure the cable ports, mounting feet, and hinges.
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Grunwald Brad N.
Keenum John A.
Corning Cable Systems LLC
Patel Dhiru R
Vynalck John H.
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