| US 7,519,259 B2 | ||
| Increasing capacity of a telecommunications cabinet | ||
| Trevor D. Smith, Eden Prairie, Minn. (US); Michael K. Barth, Bloomington, Minn. (US); Soutsada Vongseng, Chanhassen, Minn. (US); and Steven C. Zimmel, Minneapolis, Minn. (US) | ||
| Assigned to ADC Telecommunications, Inc., Eden Prairie, Minn. (US) | ||
| Filed on Aug. 08, 2007, as Appl. No. 11/835,882. | ||
| Application 11/835882 is a continuation of application No. 11/399944, filed on Apr. 07, 2006, granted, now 7,277,620. | ||
| Application 11/399944 is a continuation of application No. 10/871555, filed on Jun. 18, 2004, granted, now 7,218,827. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2008/0019655 A1, Jan. 24, 2008 | ||
| Int. Cl. G02B 6/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 385—135 | 39 Claims |
| 1. A method of increasing capacity of a telecommunications cabinet by adding a fiber optic splitter, the fiber optic splitter
being positioned within a splitter housing, the fiber optic splitter being configured to split an optical signal into a plurality
of optical signals that are carried away from the splitter housing by a plurality of splitter output cables that extend outwardly
from the splitter housing, each of the splitter output cables being terminated by a fiber optic connector, the method comprising:
pre-inserting a plurality of the fiber optic connectors that terminate the splitter output cables into a connector holder
that does not include a functional fiber optic adapter; and
positioning the splitter housing and the connector holder within the cabinet, the connector holder being positioned within
the cabinet while the pre-inserted fiber optic connectors remain within the connector holder;
wherein the connector holder is mounted in the cabinet at a location separate from the splitter housing.
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