Patent ID: 7711234

Claim:
A telecommunications cabinet comprising: a cabinet housing defining an interior and housing internal components installed within the interior of the cabinet housing, the cabinet housing defining an open side leading to the interior, the open side facing a first direction; a cable access region defined in the cabinet housing adjacent the open side, the cable access region defining an opening through which cables enter and exit the interior of the housing, the cable access region also defining an open end that is continuous with the open side of the cabinet housing; a frame mounted within the interior of the cabinet housing, the frame providing support for the internal components installed within the interior of the cabinet housing; a first fiber optic cable extending through the opening defined in the cable access region and into the interior of the cabinet housing, the first fiber optic cable being routed to the frame; and a panel arrangement coupled to the cabinet housing at the cable access region to cover the opening defined in the cable access region, the panel arrangement being removable from the cabinet housing to open the cable access region, wherein the panel arrangement includes an intermediate panel, a first end panel configured to cooperate with the intermediate panel to define a first set of apertures through which cables can extend, and a second end panel configured to cooperate with the intermediate panel to define a second set of apertures through which cables can extend, wherein the first fiber optic cable extends through one of the apertures of the first or second set; wherein the cabinet housing is configured to be removed from the frame and the internal components by passing the frame, the internal components, and the first fiber optic cable through the open side of the cabinet housing and the open end of the cable access region when the panel arrangement is removed from the cabinet housing.