Patent ID: 7657148

Claim:
A telecommunications fiber optic distribution cabinet comprising: an enclosure defining an interior and extending between a base and a top, and further defining a vertical axis extending between the base and the top, the enclosure having a vertical panel and defining a microduct area on a first side of the vertical panel, wherein first and second cable entries are defined by the enclosure; a plurality of shelves disposed in the interior of the enclosure in a stacked arrangement parallel to the vertical axis and positioned on an opposite side of the vertical panel, each shelf including: a plurality of cable splices; a vertical holder having a plurality of holes, each hole defining a periphery, the vertical holders being positioned on the vertical panel; a plurality of microducts disposed in the plurality of holes of the vertical holder, wherein the periphery of each hole is frictionally engaged with one of the microducts; and a first cable pathway extending from the base vertically upward through each shelf toward an upper portion of the enclosure.