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USO0RE4225 8E
(19) United States (12) Reissued Patent
(10) Patent Number: US RE42,258 E (45) Date of Reissued Patent: Mar. 29, 2011
Thompson et a1. (54)
OUTSIDE PLANT FIBER DISTRIBUTION
4,652,072 A 4,669,802 A 4,717,231 A
APPARATUS AND METHOD
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(75) Inventors: Patrick Thompson, Roseville, MN (US); Brian L. Johnson, Maple Grove, MN (US); Anthony L. Tischler,
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Hastings, MN (US)
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(73) Assignee: ADC Telecommunications, Inc., Eden Prairie, MN (U S)
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OTHER PUBLICATIONS
Jul. 11, 2008 ADC Telecommunications, Fiber Pedestal Termination Box Installation Instructions, ADCP*93%)74, pp. 1414 Issue 4
(Under 37 CFR 1.47)
(Mar. 1999).
Related US. Patent Documents
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Reissue of:
(64) Patent No.:
6,363,200 Mar. 26, 2002
Primary ExamineriMichelle R Connelly CushWa
Appl. No.:
09/689,989
(74) Attorney, Agent, or FirmiMerchant & Gould RC.
Filed:
Oct. 13, 2000
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Issued:
US. Applications: (60)
9/1969
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(21) App1.No.: 12/218,240 (22) Filed:
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Continuation of application No. 11/397,885, ?led on Apr. 4, 2006, which is a division of application No. 09/122,947, ?led on Jul. 27, 1998, now Pat. No. 6,160,946.
(51) Int. Cl. G02B 6/00 G02B 6/46 H05K 7/00
(2006.01) (2006.01) (2006.01)
An outside plant ?ber distribution apparatus includes a frame member and a plurality of ?ber optic modules mounted to the frame member. The frame member includes upper and loWer module mounting brackets. Each module includes a front and tWo mounting ?anges, each mountable to one of the upper and loWer module mounting brackets. At least one of the modules is con?gured as a connection mod
ule including a plurality of connection locations disposed
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along the front of the module. A rear of the module includes a cable notch region for receipt of a cable. At least one of the modules de?nes a storage module including ?rst and second
spools. In an interconnect system, the storage module includes a cable clamp for holding a second cable, the cables
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are connected through the connection locations of the con nection module. In a cross-connect system, tWo connection modules are provided, and patch cords are used to connect
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the fronts of the connection modules. The modules may also
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ABSTRACT
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