Fiber optic enclosure with external cable spool

摘要

A fiber optic telecommunications device includes an enclosure defining an interior. A first fiber optic adapter is provided at the enclosure. A spool is provided at an exterior of the enclosure. A fiber optic cable, which includes a first optical fiber, is wrapped around the spool. A first fiber optic connector is mounted at a first end of the first optical fiber. The first end of the first optical fiber is positioned within the interior of the enclosure. The first fiber optic connector is inserted within the first fiber optic adapter. The enclosure and the spool are configured to rotate in unison about a common axis when the fiber optic cable is unwound from the spool.

主权项

1. A fiber optic enclosure assembly comprising:
an enclosure adapted to optically connect incoming fibers to outgoing fibers, the enclosure defining a cable passage extending through a base of the enclosure from an external surface of the base to an internal surface of the base; a cable spool carried with the base external of the enclosure; a fiber optic cable disposed about the cable spool, the fiber optic cable including the incoming fibers, portions of the incoming fibers being routed into the enclosure through the cable passage; and a mounting assembly rotationally engaged with the cable spool such that the cable spool selectively rotates about an axis of the mounting assembly, wherein the mounting assembly includes a bearing assembly and is adapted for engagement with a mounting location, wherein the enclosure and the cable spool selectively and unitarily rotate about the axis of the mounting assembly to deploy the fiber optic cable from the cable spool.