Patent ID: 7941026

Claim:
A telecommunications connection cabinet comprising: a frame; an enclosure around the frame; a fiber optic splitter mounted to the frame, the 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 fiber connection panel mounted to the frame and including a plurality of fiber optic adapters; a fiber storage panel mounted to the frame and including a plurality of openings, the fiber storage panel having a front side and a rear side; the adapters of the fiber connection 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 fiber connection panel along a line of travel, the group of adapters on each module linearly disposed along the line of travel for each module, wherein the lines of travel of the modules are horizontal; at least one housing mounted within one of the openings of the fiber storage panel, the housing including a plurality of connector holder openings, each connector holder opening configured to receive one of the fiber optic connectors including a dust cap to protect the polished end face of the fiber optic connector from contamination, the housing adapted to be inserted into one of the openings of the fiber storage panel through the front side, and the connector holder openings of the housing accessible from a front side of the fiber storage panel; wherein the fiber storage panel includes a plurality of staggered sections, each staggered section facing partially vertically downwardly, each staggered section including at least one of the openings.