Patent ID: 7995894

Claim:
A telecommunications cabinet comprising: a cabinet housing defining an interior, the cabinet housing having an access opening that is configured to be opened and closed by a door; an array of adapters positioned within the interior of the cabinet housing, the adapters each having a first end that is mateable with a first fiber optic connector and a second end that is mateable with a second fiber optic connector; a connector holder module that mounts within the interior of the cabinet housing, the connector holder module including a plurality of connector holders for holding and storing the first fiber optic connectors, the connector holders not being conventional fiber optic adapters and the connector holders deflecting when the the first fiber optic connectors are inserted into the connector holders; and fiber optic cords having ends terminated by the first fiber optic connectors, wherein the first fiber optic connectors are inserted into the first ends of the adapters to provide optical connections with customers, and wherein the first fiber optic connectors are stored at the connector holder module when inactive.