Telecommunications connection cabinet
A telecommunications connection cabinet includes a termination region, a fiber optic splitter mounting location, and a predetermined connector storage region positioned within an interior of a housing. The termination region includes telecommunications adapters, each telecommunications adapter being configured for coupling together two fiber optic connectors such that an optical interconnection is made between the two fiber optic connectors. The connector storage region is spaced from the termination region. The storage region defines openings allotted to removably mount connector storage housings at the connector storage region.
1. A telecommunications connection cabinet comprising:
a housing including an access opening for accessing an interior of the housing, the housing also including at least one door for opening and closing the access opening;
a termination region positioned within the interior of the housing, the termination region including a plurality of telecommunications adapters, each telecommunications adapter being configured for coupling together two fiber optic connectors such that an optical interconnection is made between the two fiber optic connectors;
a fiber optic splitter mounting location positioned within the housing;
a connector storage region located within the housing, the storage region defining a plurality of openings allotted to removably mount connector holders at the connector storage region;
at least a first connector holder configured to mount within the housing at the connector storage region; and
a first fiber optic connector held by the first connector holder, the first fiber optic connector including a ferrule and a dust cap securely fit and held about the ferrule when the first fiber optic connector is held at the first connector holder, the dust cap including a closed end opposite an open end and defining an opening that receives the ferrule of the first fiber optic connector to provide a seal about the ferrule and to hold the dust cap to the first fiber optic connector.
2. The telecommunications connection cabinet of claim 1 , wherein one of the two fiber optic connectors can be held at the connector storage region when not being used for service.
3. The telecommunications connection cabinet of claim 1 , wherein the first connector holder blocks access to a first end of the first fiber optic connector when the first fiber optic connector is held by the first connector holder, the ferrule of the first fiber optic connector being located at the first end of the first fiber optic connector.
4. The telecommunications connection cabinet of claim 1 , wherein the first connector holder is not configured to couple together the two fiber optic connectors such that an optical interconnection is made between the two fiber optic connectors.
5. The telecommunications connection cabinet of claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of first fiber optic cords, each fiber optic cord having an end that terminates at a fiber optic connector held at the connector storage region.
6. The telecommunications connection cabinet of claim 1 , further comprising a bulkhead mounted within the interior of the housing, the bulkhead defining openings sized to fit the telecommunications adapters and defining the openings of the connector storage region, wherein the openings of the connector storage region have the same footprint as the openings sized to fit the telecommunications adapters.
7. The telecommunications connection cabinet of claim 1 , wherein the first connector holder includes at least one resilient member that flexes when the first fiber optic connector is inserted into the first connector holder.
8. The telecommunications connection cabinet of claim 7 , wherein the at least one resilient member engages an exterior of the first fiber optic connector.
9. The telecommunications connection cabinet of claim 1 , wherein the ferrule of the first fiber optic connector defines a longitudinal axis, and wherein the longitudinal axis is not generally vertically oriented when the first fiber optic connector is held by the first connector holder at the connector storage region.
10. The telecommunications connection cabinet of claim 9 , wherein the longitudinal axis is generally horizontal when the first fiber optic connector is held by the first connector holder at the connector storage region.
11. The telecommunications connection cabinet of claim 1 , wherein the first connector holder comprises:
a main housing defining a top, a bottom, a pair of opposing sides, and a cavity with an open end sized to receive the first fiber optic connector with the dust cap mounted on the ferrule of the first fiber optic connector;
an inner housing disposed within the main housing and including a dust cap opening sized to receive the dust cap when the first fiber optic connector is received in the open end of the main housing;
the inner housing including at least one retaining clip which releasably latches onto the first fiber optic connector and releasably holds the first fiber optic connector within the open end of the main housing.
12. The telecommunications connection cabinet of claim 11 , further comprising a bulkhead mounted within the interior of the housing, wherein an outer clip is fitted about the main housing of the first connector holder, the outer clip including at least one releasable catch positioned along one of the sides of the main housing for engaging an opening defined in the bulkhead to secure the first connector holder to the bulkhead.
13. The telecommunications connection cabinet of claim 11 , wherein the inner housing includes a pair of retaining clips which releasably engage recesses extending along the first fiber optic connector when the first fiber optic connector is received in the open end of the main housing.
14. The telecommunications connection cabinet of claim 13 , wherein the main housing of the first connector holder does not include a second open end for receiving a second fiber optic connector.
15. The telecommunications connection cabinet of claim 11 , wherein the main housing of the first connector holder includes an open top sized to permit the inner housing of the first connector holder to be inserted within the cavity and a cover sized to fit within and close off the open top.
16. The telecommunications connection cabinet of claim 15 , wherein the cover is a separate piece from the main housing and is attached to the main housing within the open top to hold the inner housing within the cavity.
17. The telecommunications connection cabinet of claim 1 , wherein the first fiber optic connector includes a grip housing mounted over a connector body, and wherein at least a portion of the grip housing is held by the first connector holder when the first fiber optic connector is stored at the connector storage region.
18. A telecommunications connection cabinet comprising:
a housing including an access opening for accessing an interior of the housing, the housing also including at least one door for opening and closing the access opening;
a termination region positioned within the interior of the housing, the termination region including a plurality of telecommunications adapters, each telecommunications adapter being configured for coupling together two fiber optic connectors such that an optical interconnection is made between the two fiber optic connectors;
a fiber optic splitter mounting location positioned within the housing;
a connector storage region located within the housing, the connector storage region including a first connector holder; and
a first fiber optic connector held by the first connector holder at the connector storage region, each fiber optic connector including a ferrule, a dust cap, and a grip housing, wherein the dust cap is securely fit and held about the ferrule of the first fiber optic connector when the fiber optic connector is held at the first connector holder, the dust cap including a closed end opposite an open end and defining an opening that receives the ferrule of the first fiber optic connector to provide a seal about the ferrule and to hold the dust cap to the first fiber optic connector; and wherein at least a portion of the grip housing is held by the first connector holder when the first fiber optic connector is stored at the connector storage region.
19. A telecommunications connection cabinet comprising:
a housing including an access opening for accessing an interior of the housing, the housing also including at least one door for opening and closing the access opening;
a termination region positioned within the interior of the housing, the termination region including a plurality of telecommunications adapters, each telecommunications adapter being configured for coupling together two fiber optic connectors such that an optical interconnection is made between the two fiber optic connectors;
a fiber optic splitter mounting location positioned within the housing;
a connector storage region located within the housing, the connector storage region including a plurality of connector holders that are configured to hold fiber optic connectors, each connector holder having at least a portion that deflects when the connector holder receives one of the fiber optic connectors; and
a plurality of fiber optic connectors held by the connector holders at the connector storage region, each fiber optic connector including a ferrule and a dust cap that is securely fit and held about the ferrule when the respective fiber optic connector is held at one of the connector holders, each dust cap including a closed end opposite an open end and defining an opening that receives the ferrule of the respective fiber optic connector to provide a seal about the ferrule and to hold the dust cap to the fiber optic connector.
20. A telecommunications connection cabinet comprising:
a housing including an access opening for accessing an interior of the housing, the housing also including at least one door for opening and closing the access opening;
a termination region positioned within the interior of the housing, the termination region including a plurality of telecommunications adapters, each telecommunications adapter being configured for coupling together two fiber optic connectors such that an optical interconnection is made between the two fiber optic connectors;
a fiber optic splitter mounting location positioned within the housing;
a connector storage region located within the housing, the connector storage region including a first connector holder; and
a first fiber optic connector held by the first connector holder at the connector storage region, the first fiber optic connector including a ferrule defining a longitudinal axis and a dust cap that is securely fit and held about the ferrule when the first fiber optic connector is held at the first connector holder, the dust cap including a closed end opposite an open end and defining an opening that receives the ferrule to provide a seal about the ferrule and to hold the dust cap to the first fiber optic connector, the longitudinal axis of the ferrule extending non-vertically when the first fiber optic connector is held by the first connector holder at the connector storage region.
21. A telecommunications connection cabinet comprising:
a housing including an access opening for accessing an interior of the housing, the housing also including at least one door for opening and closing the access opening;
a termination region positioned within the interior of the housing, the termination region including a plurality of telecommunications adapters, each telecommunications adapter being configured for coupling together two fiber optic connectors such that an optical interconnection is made between the two fiber optic connectors;
a fiber optic splitter mounting location positioned within the housing;
a connector storage region located within the housing, the connector storage region including a panel to which a plurality of storage components can be mounted;
a first storage component mounted to the panel at the connector storage region, the first storage component including a resilient portion that snap-fits to the panel to mount the first storage component to the panel; and
a first fiber optic connector held by the storage component at the connector storage region, the first fiber optic connector including a ferrule and a dust cap securely fit and held about the ferrule when the first fiber optic connector is held at the first storage component, the dust cap including a closed end opposite an open end and defining an opening that receives the ferrule of the first fiber optic connector to provide a seal about the ferrule and to hold the dust cap to the first fiber optic connector.
22. The telecommunications connection cabinet of claim 21 , wherein the resilient portion of the first storage component includes an outer clip.
23. The telecommunications connection cabinet of claim 22 , wherein the outer clip includes a cross piece and a spring clip formed on either side of the cross piece.