Patent ID: 8824850

Claim:
A fiber optic telecommunications module, comprising: a housing including a main housing portion defining a first transverse wall, a front wall, a rear wall, a top wall, and a bottom wall, cooperatively defining an interior; a cable exit/entry opening on one of the front wall, the rear wall, the top wall, and the bottom wall; a bend limiting boot extending from the front wall of the housing, the bend limiting boot defining a boot opening aligned with the cable exit/entry opening for routing cables in/out of the housing; a removable insect-infestation prevention device located adjacent the cable exit/entry opening and mounted adjacent the bend limiting boot, the insect-infestation prevention device slidably inserted into the cable exit/entry opening in a direction generally along the central axis of the cable exit/entry opening, the insect-infestation prevention device including partial cut-outs having open sides for receiving the cables in a direction perpendicular to the central axis of the cable exit/entry opening, the partial cut-outs also defining cable openings that are along the central axis of the cable exit/entry opening and communicating with the cable exit/entry opening, the cable openings sized to accommodate fiber optic cables exiting or entering the housing while limiting the amount of free space around the fiber optic cables to prevent insects from entering the housing; and a removable cover mounted to the main housing portion to define a second transverse wall of the housing, the removable cover capturing the insect-infestation prevention device against the main housing portion, when mounted, the removable cover configured to sealably close the open sides of the partial cut-outs of the insect-infestation prevention device and also including a stand-off configured to abut a rear end of the insect-infestation prevention device to fix the insect-infestation device in a front to back direction.