Patent ID: 9250408
Filing Date: 2016-02-02
CPC Classification: G02B,H04Q,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A telecommunications cabinet comprising: a cabinet housing defining an interior, the cabinet housing having an access opening and a door for opening and closing the access opening; a frame mounted within the interior of the cabinet housing; at least one adapter module that mounts on the frame, the adapter module including a plurality of fiber optic adapters at a front of the adapter module, the adapter module also including an optical splitter, the fiber optic adapters including front ports that are mateable with fiber optic connectors; a connector storage structure positioned within the interior of the cabinet housing, the connector storage structure including a plurality of connector holders for holding and storing the fiber optic connectors, the connector holders being configured differently than the fiber optic adapters, and the connector holders being configured to receive ferrules of the fiber optic connectors; and fiber optic cords having ends terminated by the fiber optic connectors, wherein the fiber optic connectors are inserted into the front ports of the fiber optic adapters to provide optical connections with customers, and wherein the fiber optic connectors are stored at the connector storage structure until providing the optical connections with the customers is desired.