1. A fiber distribution terminal (FDT), comprising:
an environmentally sealed enclosure;
a spool disposed in the enclosure and mounted for rotation therein for housing input fiber cables;
an adapter pack contained within the enclosure for securing connections between fibers of the input fiber cables and fibers of output fiber cables; and
an adapter plate contained within the enclosure for routing the input and the output fiber cables internal to the enclosure.
2. The FDT of claim 1, wherein the spool is configured to store at least 200 ft of two separate 12-fiber cables.
3. The FDT of claim 1, wherein the spool is configured to function as a shipping container for the input fiber cables.
4. The FDT of claim 1, further comprising an input grommet disposed in a wall of the enclosure through which at least one cable from the internal spool is routed for installation.
5. The FDT of claim 4, further comprising a handle coupled to the spool that is configured to manually retract excess cable routed through the input gland back onto the spool.
6. The FDT of claim 1, wherein the adapter plate is configured to allow up to 70 mm boots on the cable connectors and up to 4.8 mm diameter output cables.
7. The FDT of claim 6, wherein the adapter plate is configured to allow the use of Splice On Connectors.
8. The FDT of claim 1, further comprising guides coupled to the adapter plate, and configured to minimize bend loss within the input and output cables.
9. The FDT of claim 1, further comprising input and output grommets disposed in a wall of the enclosure configured to accommodate a range of fiber cable sizes while maintaining the cable in a fixed position and maintaining a seal around the cable.
10. The FDT of claim 9, wherein the input and output grommets located in a wall of the enclosure include one or more regions for receiving a sealing material.
11. A fiber distribution terminal (FDT), comprising:
an environmentally sealed enclosure;
a spool disposed in the enclosure and mounted for rotation therein for housing input fiber cables;
an adapter pack contained within the enclosure for securing connections between fibers of the input fiber cables and fibers of output fiber cables; and
a spool lock coupled to the spool configured to impede rotation of the spool so that the cable routing can be directed to one of a first side or a second side of the FDT.
12. The FDT of claim 1 1, wherein the spool is configured to store at least 200 ft of two separate 12-fiber cables.
13. The FDT of claim 11, wherein the spool is further configured to function as a shipping container for the input fiber cables.
14. The FDT of claim 11, further comprising an input grommet disposed in a wall of the enclosure through which at least one cable from the internal spool is routed for installation.
15. The FDT of claim 14, further comprising a handle coupled to the spool that is configured to manually retract excess cable routed through the input grommet back onto the spool.
16. The FDT of claim 11, further comprising an adapter plate contained within the enclosure for routing input and output cables internal to the enclosure.
17. The FDT of claim 16, further comprising guides coupled to the adapter plate configured to minimize bend loss within the output cables.
18. The FDT of claim 11, further comprising input and output grommets located in a wall of the enclosure configured to accommodate a range of fiber cable sizes while maintaining the cable in a fixed position and maintaining a seal around the cable.
19. The FDT of claim 18, wherein the input and output grommets include one or more regions for receiving a sealing material.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A refrigerator comprising:
a plurality of walls forming a refrigeration compartment;
an evaporator positioned proximate at least one of said walls;
a thermal insulator positioned proximate said evaporator; and
an airflow duct positioned proximate said thermal insulator such that said thermal insulator is between said evaporator and said airflow duct, wherein said insulator comprises a thickness less than about one half inch.
2. A refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein said insulator comprises a thickness less than about one quarter inch.
3. A refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein one of said plurality of walls comprises a back wall, said evaporator positioned proximate said back wall.
4. A refrigerator comprising:
a plurality of walls forming a refrigeration compartment;
an evaporator positioned proximate at least one of said walls;
a thermal insulator positioned proximate said evaporator; and
an airflow duct positioned proximate said thermal insulator such that said thermal insulator is between said evaporator and said airflow duct, wherein said airflow duct comprises a thickness less than about one half inch.
5. A refrigerator according to claim 4, wherein said airflow duct comprises a thickness less than about one quarter inch.
6. A refrigerator according to claim 4, wherein said insulator comprises a thickness less than about one half inch.
7. A refrigerator according to claim 4, wherein said insulator comprises a thickness less than about one quarter inch.
8. A refrigerator according to claim 5, wherein said insulator comprises a thickness less than about one half inch.
9. A refrigerator according to claim 5, wherein said insulator comprises a thickness less than about one quarter inch.
10. A method for assembling a refrigerator, said method comprising:
providing a plurality of walls forming a refrigeration compartment;
positioning an evaporator proximate at least one of the walls;
positioning a thermal insulator proximate the evaporator; and
positioning an airflow duct proximate the insulator such that the insulator is between the airflow duct and the evaporator, wherein said positioning a thermal insulator comprises positioning a thermal insulator proximate the evaporator, wherein the insulator comprises a thickness less than about one half inch.
11. A method in accordance with claim 10, wherein said positioning a thermal insulator comprises positioning a thermal insulator proximate the evaporator, wherein the insulator comprises a thickness less than about one quarter inch.
12. A method in accordance with claim 10, wherein said providing a plurality of walls comprises providing a back wall, said positioning an evaporator comprises positioning an evaporator proximate the back wall.
13. A method for assembling a refrigerator, said method comprising:
providing a plurality of walls forming a refrigeration compartment;
positioning an evaporator proximate at least one of the walls;
positioning a thermal insulator proximate the evaporator; and
positioning an airflow duct proximate the insulator such that the insulator is between the airflow duct and the evaporator, wherein said positioning an airflow duct comprises positioning an airflow duct proximate the insulator, wherein the airflow duct comprises a thickness less than about one half inch.
14. A method for assembling a refrigerator, said method comprising:
providing a plurality of walls forming a refrigeration compartment;
positioning an evaporator proximate at least one of the walls;
positioning a thermal insulator proximate the evaporator; and
positioning an airflow duct proximate the insulator such that the insulator is between the airflow duct and the evaporator, wherein said positioning an airflow duct comprises positioning an airflow duct proximate the insulator, wherein the airflow duct comprises a thickness less than about one quarter inch.
15. A method in accordance with claim 13, wherein said positioning a thermal insulator comprises positioning a thermal insulator proximate the evaporator, wherein the insulator comprises a thickness less than about one half inch.
16. A method in accordance with claim 13, wherein said positioning a thermal insulator comprises positioning a thermal insulator proximate the evaporator, wherein the insulator comprises a thickness less than about one quarter inch.
17. A method in accordance with claim 14, wherein said positioning a thermal insulator comprises positioning a thermal insulator proximate the evaporator, wherein the insulator comprises a thickness less than about one half inch.
18. A method in accordance with claim 14, wherein said positioning a thermal insulator comprises positioning a thermal insulator proximate the evaporator, wherein the insulator comprises a thickness less than about one quarter inch.