Patent ID: 7471867
Filing Date: 2008-12-30
Classification: G02B

Abstract:
1. A fiber optic cable splice enclosure comprising: a first access door attached to said enclosure and having a closed condition and an open condition which provides access to a first area within said enclosure for housing at least one fiber optic customer drop cable; a second access door attached to said enclosure and having a closed condition and an open condition which provides access to a second area within said enclosure for housing at least one fiber optic distribution cable, wherein said second area is manually inaccessible from said first area; a plurality of fiber optic couplers located within said first area for receiving terminals of customer drop cables; a splitter residing within a portion of said enclosure, said splitter including a fiber optic input and a plurality of fiber optic outputs, several of said plurality of fiber optic outputs being respectively coupled to individual couplers of said plurality of fiber optic couplers, wherein said splitter is located outside of said first area of said enclosure; and a third area formed between said first area and said second area, wherein said third area is bordered by a first bulkhead between said first area and said third area and a second bulkhead between said second area and said third area, and wherein said splitter resides within said third area.