Patent ID: 6792191
Filing Date: 2004-09-14
Classification: G02B

Abstract:
An enclosure for interconnecting at least one optical fiber of a feeder cable with two or more optical fibers of a distribution cable, the enclosure comprising:a cabinet defining a vertical direction, a lateral direction and an interior compartment comprising a feeder cable side and a distribution cable side positioned laterally adjacent the feeder cable side; at least one feeder cable port in communication with the interior compartment and defining at least one opening therethrough for receiving the feeder cable; at least one distribution cable port in communication with the interior compartment and defining at least one opening therethrough for receiving the distribution cable; a feeder cable slack storage area for storing slack lengths of the feeder cable within the feeder cable side of the interior compartment; a distribution cable slack storage area for storing slack lengths of the distribution cable within the distribution cable side of the interior compartment; a fiber splicing area comprising at least one splice tray for splicing the optical fiber of the feeder cable to a feeder pigtail and the optical fibers of the distribution cable to distribution pigtails; and a fiber coupling area comprising at least one coupler module for splitting an optical signal carried by the feeder pigtail into optical signals carried by the distribution pigtails.