Patent ID: 7428363

Claim:
A distribution module for a fiber optic distribution hub, said distribution module comprising a plurality of service connection circuit trays structured to slidingly transition from a stowed position to a deployed position to allow independent access to any one of a plurality of optic fiber circuits retained within each respective circuit tray, each circuit tray including a latching mechanism structured to retain the respective circuit tray in the stowed position and in the deployed position, the latching mechanism comprising a spring lever attached to a latch-side side rail of the respective circuit tray, the spring lever including a tongue biased by the spring lever to interlock with one of a plurality of stowed position receptors in a receptor strut coupled to the distribution module when the respective circuit tray is in the stowed position, and biased by the spring lever to interlock with one of a plurality of deployed position receptors in the receptor strut when the respective tray is in the deployed position.