Telecommunications cabinet with connector storage
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1. A telecommunications connection cabinet comprising:
- an enclosure defining an interior, the enclosure including a door for at least partially covering an opening enabling access to the interior;
a fiber optic splitter module mounting location positioned within the interior of the enclosure and accessible from the enclosure opening;
a fiber connection panel positioned within the interior of the enclosure, the fiber connection panel including a plurality of fiber optic adapters, each fiber optic adapter being configured for coupling together two fiber optic connectors such that an optical interconnection is made between the two fiber optic connectors, the fiber optic adapters being mounted at first openings provided in the fiber connection panel; and
a connector storage location within the interior of the enclosure, the connector storage location being provided at a face of a panel, the panel including a plurality of second openings defining a plurality of stations adapted for mounting connector holders, the first and second openings having different configurations.
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A housing including a plurality of openings for receiving fiber optic connectors and protecting the polished end face of the connectors from damage while the connectors are stored within a telecommunications connection cabinet. A module with a plurality of optical fiber cables connected to a first optical fiber cable and terminated by a fiber optic connector. Each of the connectors are inserted within openings in a connector holder for storage and protection until the cables need to be connected to a customer equipment cable.
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1. A telecommunications connection cabinet comprising:
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an enclosure defining an interior, the enclosure including a door for at least partially covering an opening enabling access to the interior; a fiber optic splitter module mounting location positioned within the interior of the enclosure and accessible from the enclosure opening; a fiber connection panel positioned within the interior of the enclosure, the fiber connection panel including a plurality of fiber optic adapters, each fiber optic adapter being configured for coupling together two fiber optic connectors such that an optical interconnection is made between the two fiber optic connectors, the fiber optic adapters being mounted at first openings provided in the fiber connection panel; and a connector storage location within the interior of the enclosure, the connector storage location being provided at a face of a panel, the panel including a plurality of second openings defining a plurality of stations adapted for mounting connector holders, the first and second openings having different configurations. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A telecommunications connection cabinet comprising:
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an enclosure defining an interior, the enclosure including a door for at least partially covering an opening used to access the interior; a fiber optic splitter module mounting location positioned within the interior of the enclosure and accessible from the enclosure opening; a fiber connection location positioned within the interior of the enclosure, the fiber connection location including a plurality of fiber optic adapters, each fiber optic adapter being configured for coupling together two fiber optic connectors such that an optical interconnection is made between the two fiber optic connectors; a connector storage location positioned within the interior of the enclosure, the connector storage location being spaced from the fiber connection location and from the splitter module mounting location, the connector storage location including at least one opening in a panel for removably mounting at least one multi-connector connector holder at the connector storage location; and curved cable management surfaces within the enclosure that define a first cable path from the splitter module mounting location to the connector storage location and a second cable path from the splitter module mounting location to one of the fiber optic adapters in the fiber connection location, wherein the first cable path is configured to route an optical fiber, which is optically coupled to a splitter module mounted at the splitter module mounting location, to a connector holder mounted at the connector storage location when the optical fiber is initially added to the enclosure, and wherein the second cable path is configured to subsequently route the same optical fiber to the fiber optic adapter mounted in the fiber connection location while the optical fiber remains optically coupled to the splitter module. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A telecommunications connection cabinet comprising:
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an enclosure defining an interior, the enclosure including a door for at least partially covering an opening used to access the interior; a fiber optic splitter module mounting location positioned within the interior of the enclosure and accessible from the enclosure opening; a fiber connection location within the interior of the enclosure, the fiber connection location including a plurality of fiber optic adapters, each fiber optic adapter being configured for coupling together two fiber optic connectors such that an optical interconnection is made between the two fiber optic connectors; a connector storage location within the interior of the enclosure and spaced from the fiber connection location and from the splitter module mounting location, the connector storage location being adapted to receive a plurality of multi-connector connector holders; and curved cable management surfaces within the enclosure that define a first cable path from the splitter module mounting location to the connector storage location and a second cable path from the splitter module mounting location to an adapter in the fiber connection location, wherein the first cable path is configured to route an optical fiber, which is optically coupled to a splitter module mounted at the splitter module mounting location, to a connector holder mounted at the connector storage location when the optical fiber is initially added to the enclosure, and wherein the second cable path is configured to subsequently route the same optical fiber to the fiber optic adapter mounted in the fiber connection location while the optical fiber remains optically coupled to the splitter module. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A telecommunications connection cabinet comprising:
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an enclosure defining an interior and an opening covered by at least one access door; a fiber optic splitter receiving a splitter input fiber and splitting an optical signal carried by the splitter input fiber into a plurality of splitter output fibers, each of the splitter output fibers being terminated by a fiber optic connector; a fiber connection location including a plurality of fiber optic adapters, each fiber optic adapter having a front side and a rear side, the front side of each fiber optic adapter being configured to receive the fiber optic connector of one of the splitter output fibers and the rear side of each fiber optic adapter being configured to receive a fiber optic connector terminating a rear fiber; a fiber storage location including a panel having a first side at least partially facing the opening and an opposite second side; at least one connector holder housing mounted to the panel at the fiber storage location, the connector holder housing having a front side and a rear side, the connector holder housing being configured to receive the fiber optic connectors of the splitter output fibers only from the front side of the connector holder housing, the connector holder housing including a plurality of connector holder openings at the front side of the connector holder housing, each connector holder opening being configured to receive one of the fiber optic connectors of the splitter output fibers, the connector holder housing adapted to be mounted to the panel from the first side of the panel, the connector holder openings being accessible from the first side of the panel when the connector holder housing is mounted to the panel, the connector holder housing being removable from the panel from the first side of the panel, and wherein the fiber optic connectors of the splitter output fibers are stored within the connector holder housing at the storage location, and wherein the fiber optic connectors of the splitter output fibers are removed from the connector holder housing and inserted into the front sides of the fiber optic adapters to connect the splitter output fibers to the rear fibers.
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22. A telecommunications connection cabinet comprising:
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an enclosure defining an interior and an opening covered by at least one access door; a fiber optic splitter receiving a splitter input fiber and splitting an optical signal carried by the splitter input fiber into a plurality of splitter output fibers, each of the splitter output fibers being terminated by a fiber optic connector; a fiber connection location including a plurality of fiber optic adapters, each fiber optic adapter having a front side and a rear side, the front side of each fiber optic adapter being configured to receive the fiber optic connector of one of the splitter output fibers and the rear side of each fiber optic adapter being configured to receive a fiber optic connector terminating a rear fiber; a fiber storage location including a panel having a first side at least partially facing the enclosure opening and an opposite second side; at least one connector holder housing mounted to the first side of the panel at the fiber storage location, the connector holder housing having a front side and a rear side, the connector holder housing being configured to receive the fiber optic connectors of the splitter output fibers only from the front side of the connector holder housing, the connector holder housing including a plurality of connector holder openings at the front side of the connector holder housing, each connector holder opening being configured to receive one of the fiber optic connectors of the splitter output fibers, the connector holder openings being accessible from the first side of the panel, and wherein the fiber optic connectors of the splitter output fibers are stored within the connector holder housing at the storage location, and wherein the fiber optic connectors of the splitter output fibers are removed from the connector holder housing and inserted into the front sides of the fiber optic adapters to connect the splitter output fibers to the rear fibers.
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