Optical fiber distribution cabinet
First Claim
1. An optical fiber distribution cabinet comprising:
- an enclosure defining an interior;
a first compartment vertically arranged within the interior and comprising at least one coupler module for splitting at least one input optical signal into a plurality of output optical signals;
a second compartment vertically arranged within the interior and disposed laterally adjacent the first compartment, the second compartment comprising at least one fiber slack storage hub;
a third compartment vertically arranged within the interior and disposed laterally adjacent the second compartment, the third compartment comprising a fiber connection field;
at least one optical fiber cable extending between the coupler module within the first compartment and the fiber connection field within the third compartment.
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Abstract
An optical fiber distribution cabinet includes at least three separate, vertically arranged areas of optical fiber functionality; namely a coupler module storage compartment, a fiber slack storage compartment, and a fiber connection compartment with the fiber slack storage compartment disposed laterally between the coupler module storage compartment and the fiber connection compartment. A plurality of pre-connectorized (pigtail or jumper) coupler module output fibers are routed from the coupler module storage compartment through the fiber slack storage compartment to the fiber connection compartment and interconnected with corresponding optical fibers of one or more pre-connectorized distribution cables. At least one coupler module input fiber is spliced directly to an optical fiber of a feeder cable. Alternatively, the coupler module input fiber is routed from the coupler module storage compartment through the fiber slack storage compartment to the fiber connection compartment and interconnected with a corresponding optical fiber of a pre-connectorized feeder cable.
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20 Claims
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1. An optical fiber distribution cabinet comprising:
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an enclosure defining an interior;
a first compartment vertically arranged within the interior and comprising at least one coupler module for splitting at least one input optical signal into a plurality of output optical signals;
a second compartment vertically arranged within the interior and disposed laterally adjacent the first compartment, the second compartment comprising at least one fiber slack storage hub;
a third compartment vertically arranged within the interior and disposed laterally adjacent the second compartment, the third compartment comprising a fiber connection field;
at least one optical fiber cable extending between the coupler module within the first compartment and the fiber connection field within the third compartment. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An optical fiber distribution cabinet for interconnecting an optical fiber of a feeder cable with a plurality of optical fibers of at least one distribution cable, the distribution cabinet comprising:
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an enclosure defining an interior;
a coupler module storage compartment vertically arranged within the interior and comprising at least one coupler module for splitting an optical signal carried on the optical fiber of the feeder cable into a plurality of optical signals carried on the optical fibers of the distribution cable;
a fiber slack storage compartment vertically arranged within the interior and disposed laterally adjacent the coupler module storage compartment, the fiber slack storage compartment comprising at least one fiber slack storage hub;
a fiber connection compartment vertically arranged within the interior and disposed laterally adjacent the fiber slack storage compartment, the fiber connection compartment comprising a fiber connection field;
at least one optical fiber cable extending between the coupler module and the fiber connection field. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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