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Outside plant enclosure with pivoting fiber trays

  • US 20070047894A1
  • Filed: 08/29/2005
  • Published: 03/01/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/29/2005
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A telecommunications cabinet comprising:

  • an enclosure having a longitudinal axis;

    a splitter mounted within the enclosure for splitting a fiber optic signal carried by a first cable into a plurality of fiber optic signals carried by second cables;

    a plurality of adjacently positioned adapter trays mounted within the enclosure, each tray being pivotable about an axis generally parallel to the longitudinal axis of the enclosure, each adapter tray housing a plurality of adapters for connecting the second cables to third cables, each tray including a base defining an interior volume and a cover for covering the base, at least one of the plurality of adapters being mounted on the cover and at least a portion of the third cables being positioned in the interior volume defined by the base; and

    an excess cable storage structure for storing second cables that are not connected to the third cables by the adapters, the excess cable storage structure providing a termination location for the second cables without providing a continuous optical path for the fiber optic signals.

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