Patent ID: 8422847
Filing Date: 2013-04-16
Classification: G02B

Abstract:
1. A cable enclosure assembly comprising: an enclosure, the enclosure comprising: wherein the first sidewall and the second sidewall extending generally perpendicularly between the first major surface and the second major surface, the enclosure defining an interior region and a first opening that provides access to the interior region; mounting brackets attached to the first sidewall and the second sidewall for mounting the enclosure to a distribution frame, the brackets being configured such that when the enclosure is mounted to the distribution frame the first major surface is a top surface and the second major surface is a bottom surface; a cable spool disposed in the interior region of the enclosure and rotatably engaged with the enclosure, the cable spool being rotatable about an axis that intersects the first and second major surfaces the cable spool including: a plurality of adapters disposed in the adapter bulkhead portion, each of the adapters including a first side and a second side; a length of fiber optic cable disposed about the drum of the cable spool, the fiber optic cable including a first end and an oppositely disposed second end, the first end having connectors engaged to the second sides of the adapters; and wherein the cable spool is rotatable in the enclosure to a first stored position in which the first sides of the adapters are aligned with the first opening and accessible through the first opening.