Patent ID: 8554042
Filing Date: 2013-10-08
Classification: G02B

Abstract:
1. An optical fiber management shelf comprising: a housing having a first opening; a fiber optic termination module mounted in said fiber management shelf; a first door pivotably mounted on said housing and pivotable about an axis from a first position substantially covering said first opening to a second position allowing access to said first opening; a first projection on said first door; and a first receiver on said housing configured to receive and selectively retain said first projection to releasably secure said first door to said housing, said first receiver including a latch configured to retain said first projection when said first projection is inserted into said first receiver and configured to release said first projection when said first door, while said first projection is retained in said first receiver, is pressed toward said first receiver, wherein said fiber optic termination module is mounted in said first opening and selectively covered by said first door and including a second opening, an optical fiber splice panel mounted in said second opening and a second door pivotably mounted on said housing and movable from a first position substantially covering said second opening to a second position allowing access to said second opening, said second door including a second projection and said housing including a second receiver configured to receive and selectively retain said second projection to releasably secure said second door to said housing, said second receiver including a latch configured to retain said second projection when said second projection is inserted into said second receiver and configured to release said second projection when said second door, while said second projection is retained by said second receiver, is pressed toward said second receiver.