Fiber containment system

1. A telecommunications termination panel comprising:

a housing including a top side, a bottom side, a front side, and a rear side, the front side defining a front opening, the rear side defining a rear opening;

a tray pivotably mounted to the housing, the tray pivotable along a first plane generally parallel to the top and bottom sides of the housing, the tray pivotable between an open position and a closed position through the front opening;

a cable path defined along the bottom of the housing, the cable path extending from the rear opening of the housing;

a movable plate above the cable path, the plate movable between a first lowered position when the tray is in the closed position and a second raised position when the tray is in the open position, the movement of the plate between the first and second positions being actuated by the movement of the tray between the closed and open positions, wherein the movable plate in the first position defines an upper limit to the cable path beneath the tray and the movable plate in the second position is raised above the cable path to permit placement of cables within the cable path, wherein the movable plate is configured to move a cable extending along the cable path out of the way when the tray is moved from the open position to the closed position to prevent the cable within the cable path from contacting the tray to prevent pinching of the cable;

the tray including a plurality of adapters for receiving connectors terminated to cables entering the panel, the adapters movable between a retracted position and an extended position along a line of travel going from the bottom side of the housing toward the top side of the housing to allow access to the connectors;

the tray defining an outer perimeter and including a wall extending upward along at least a portion of the outer perimeter, the tray including a cover hingedly mounted to the wall, the cover pivotable along an axis generally parallel to the first plane, the cover movable between an open position and a closed position;

wherein the tray and the cover define a larger dimension than the opening when the cover is in the open position such that the tray is movable from the open position to the closed position only when the cover is in the closed position.

2. The telecommunications termination panel of claim 1 , wherein the cover and the adapters are positioned such that when the tray is pivoted from the open position to the closed position, the cover, when in the open position, contacts the housing before the adapters contact the housing to prevent damage to the adapters.

3. The telecommunications termination panel of claim 1 , wherein the cover includes a window permitting visibility to the adapters when the cover is in the closed position.

4. The telecommunications termination panel of claim 1 , wherein the wall includes a mount for receiving information cards such that the cards are within the housing when the tray is in the closed position and are accessible from the outside when the tray is in the open position.

5. The telecommunications termination panel of claim 1 , wherein the adapters are fiber optic adapters, each configured to connect a first connector coupled to a first side of the adapter to a second connector coupled to a second side of the adapter, wherein the tray includes a first cable management structure for routing a cable to the first side of the adapter with bend radius protection and a second cable management structure for routing a cable away from the second side of the adapter with bend radius protection.

6. The telecommunications termination panel of claim 1 , wherein the adapters are movable at a non-perpendicular angle relative to the bottom side of the housing.

7. The telecommunications termination panel of claim 1 , wherein the cover engages the adapters in the extended position such that the cover can only be closed when the adapters are in the retracted position.

8. The telecommunications termination panel of claim 1 , wherein the movable plate is mounted to the housing by a pair of swinging links and an actuator arm extends from the tray to move the movable plate between the first and second positions.

9. The telecommunications termination panel of claim 1 , wherein the movable plate is approximately parallel to the bottom in both the first position and the second position.

10. The telecommunications termination panel of claim 1 , wherein the tray includes a cable entry adjacent an axis of pivot of the tray.

11. A telecommunications termination panel comprising:

a housing including a top side, a bottom side, a front side, and a rear side, the front side defining a front opening and the rear side defining a rear opening;

a tray pivotably mounted to the housing, the tray pivotable along a first plane generally parallel to the top and bottom sides of the housing, the tray pivotable about a vertical axis located adjacent the front side, the tray pivotable between an open position and a closed position through the front opening, the tray including a cable entry adjacent the axis of pivot, a cable path defined along the bottom of the housing from the cable entry of the tray to the rear opening of the housing;

the tray including a plurality of adapters for receiving connectors terminated to cables entering the tray, the adapters movable between a retracted position and an extended position along a line of travel going from the bottom side of the housing toward the top side of the housing to allow access to the connectors;

means for preventing the tray from pivoting from an open position to a closed position when the adapters are in an extended position; and

means for moving a cable extending along the cable path out of the way when the tray is moved from the open position to the closed position to prevent the cable within the cable path from contacting the tray to prevent pinching of the cable.

12. The telecommunications termination panel of claim 11 , wherein the means for preventing the tray from pivoting from an open position to a closed position when the adapters are in an extended position includes a hingedly mounted tray cover pivotable along an axis generally parallel to the first plane.

13. The telecommunications termination panel of claim 12 , wherein the tray cover includes a window permitting visibility to the adapters when the cover is in a closed position.

14. The telecommunications termination panel of claim 12 , wherein the tray cover is configured to engage the adapters when the adapters are in an extended position such that the tray cover can only be pivoted closed when the adapters are in the retracted position.

15. The telecommunications termination panel of claim 11 , wherein the means for moving the cable out of the way of the tray includes a movable plate that is actuated by the movement of the tray between the open position and the closed position.

16. The telecommunications termination panel of claim 11 , wherein the means for moving the cable out of the way of the tray includes a plate that moves up and down in a direction generally transverse to the first plane.

17. The telecommunications termination panel of claim 11 , wherein the adapters are movable at a non-perpendicular angle relative to the bottom side of the housing.

18. A telecommunications termination panel comprising:

a housing including a top side, a bottom side, a front side, and a rear side, the front side defining a front opening and the rear side defining a rear opening;

a tray pivotably mounted to the housing, the tray pivotable along a first plane generally parallel to the top and bottom sides of the housing, the tray pivotable about a vertical axis located adjacent the front side, the tray pivotable between an open position and a closed position through the front opening, the tray including a raised floor with respect to the bottom side of the housing, the raised floor and the bottom side of the housing defining a cable path extending toward the rear opening; and

a movable plate above the cable path, the plate movable between a first lowered position when the tray is in the closed position and a second raised position when the tray is in the open position, the movement of the plate between the first and second positions being actuated by the movement of the tray between the closed and open positions, wherein the movable plate in the first position defines an upper limit to the cable path beneath the raised floor of the tray and the movable plate in the second position is raised above the cable path to permit placement of cables within the cable path, wherein the movable plate is configured to move a cable extending along the cable path out of the way when the tray is moved from the open position to the closed position to prevent the cable within the cable path from contacting the tray to prevent pinching of the cable.

19. The telecommunications termination panel of claim 18 , wherein the tray includes a plurality of connection locations for connectorized cables entering the tray.

20. The telecommunications termination panel of claim 18 , wherein the movable plate is mounted to the housing by a pair of swinging links and an actuator arm extends from the tray to move the moveable plate between the first and second positions.