Patent ID: 8542973

Claim:
A fiber optic distribution device for handling fiber optic distribution points, comprising: a housing mountable below floor level, the housing having guide rails; a drawer carrying fiber optic modules to which fiber optic cables can be connected thereby providing fiber optic distribution points, wherein the drawer has guide rails, and wherein the guide rails of the drawer act with the guide rails of the housing to allow a linear movement of the drawer relative to the housing between a first position in which the drawer is positioned inside the housing below floor level and a second position in which the drawer is positioned at least partly outside the housing above floor level; and a locking mechanism pivotably attached to the drawer, wherein a center of gravity of said locking mechanism is positioned offset from a pivoting axis of said locking mechanism so that the locking mechanism automatically locks the drawer in the second position when the drawer is moved from said first position into said second position.