Patent ID: 7194181
Filing Date: 2007-03-20
Classification: G02B

Abstract:
1. A telecommunications connection cabinet comprising: a top, a floor, a pair of opposing sides, a front and a rear defining an interior, the front including an opening for accessing the interior; a fiber optic splitter receiving a first fiber optic cable and splitting an optical signal carried by the cable into a plurality of fiber distribution cables, each fiber distribution cable terminated by a fiber optic connector and a polished end face; a first fiber connection panel including a plurality of fiber optic adapters and a second fiber storage panel including a plurality of openings, the second fiber storage panel having a front side and a rear side; the adapters of the first panel configured to optically connect two optical fiber cables terminated with fiber optic connectors, one cable on a rear side of the adapter and one cable on a front side of the adapter, the adapters mounted in groups on modules, each module movably mounted on the first panel along a line of travel, the group of adapters on each module linearly disposed along the line of travel for each module; at least one housing mounted within one of the openings of the second panel, the housing including a plurality of connector holder openings, each connector holder opening accessible through the front opening and configured to receive one of the fiber optic connectors and protect the polished end face of the connector from contamination, the housings adapted to be inserted into the openings of the second panel through the front side, and the openings of the housing accessible from a front side of the second panel, the second panel mounted to the first panel; a first plurality of spools positioned vertically below the first fiber connection panel, the first plurality of spools defining a horizontal row of spools.