Patent ID: 8121458

Claim:
A fiber distribution hub adapted to provide an interface between an incoming fiber and a plurality of outgoing fibers, the fiber distribution hub comprising: a cabinet having a front and a rear, the cabinet including a front door for accessing an interior of the cabinet from the front of the cabinet; a termination panel positioned within the interior of the cabinet, the termination panel including a front side that faces toward the front of the cabinet and a rear side that faces toward the rear of the cabinet, the termination panel defining at least one opening extending through the termination panel from the front side to the rear side, wherein the termination panel is part of a swing frame that is pivotally mounted within the cabinet, wherein the swing frame is movable between a first position where the rear side of the termination panel faces toward the rear of the cabinet, and a second position where the rear side of the termination panel can be accessed from the front of the cabinet; an adapter module including an adapter mounting panel and a plurality of termination adapters mounted to the adapter module, the termination adapters including front ends and rear ends, the adapter mounting panel being secured to the rear side of the termination panel with the front ends of the termination adapters extending forwardly through the at least one opening of the termination panel, the adapter mounting panel defining a profile that is larger than a profile of the opening defined in the termination panel so that the adapter mounting panel is removable only from the rear side of the termination panel, the adapter module also including rear fiber optic connectors mounted within the rear ends of the termination adapters, the rear fiber optic connectors being connected to the outgoing fibers; a splitter mounted within the cabinet for splitting signals of the incoming fiber to a plurality of splitter fibers having ends; and front fiber optic connectors positioned at the ends of the splitter fibers, the front fiber optic connectors being inserted within the front ends of the termination adapters to provide connections with the rear fiber optic connectors.