Patent ID: 7676136
Filing Date: 2010-03-09
Classification: G02B

Abstract:
1. A pedestal enclosure comprising a base, a dome, and a fiber distribution hub for distributing a fiber optic network, the fiber distribution hub including a mounting plate for supporting a termination of at least one fiber cable, a patch enclosure for protecting the termination, and a splice enclosure for protecting at least one splice connection to an optical fiber included in a feeder cable, the patch enclosure including a first door and defining a patch chamber, the mounting plate positioned within the patch chamber, the splice enclosure including a second door, the splice enclosure releasably coupled to the patch enclosure, the first door and the second door disposed on opposite sides of the fiber distribution hub when the splice enclosure is coupled to the patch enclosure, each of the patch enclosure and the splice enclosure being independently accessible with respect to one another.