| US 7,457,503 B2 | ||
| Telecommunications connection cabinet | ||
| James J. Solheid, Lakeville, Minn. (US); Daniel Ray Mertesdorf, Duluth, Minn. (US); Matthew J. Holmberg, Le Center, Minn. (US); Trevor D. Smith, Eden Prairie, Minn. (US); Joel B. Douglas, Hutchinson, Minn. (US); Kathleen M. Barnes, Golden Valley, Minn. (US); Marlon E. Holmquist, Gibbon, Minn. (US); Thomas C. Tinucci, Chaska, Minn. (US); Cindy S. Walters, Prior Lake, Minn. (US); and James W. Conroy, Prior Lake, Minn. (US) | ||
| Assigned to ADC Telecommunications, Inc., Eden Prairie, Minn. (US) | ||
| Filed on Mar. 27, 2007, as Appl. No. 11/729,310. | ||
| Application 11/729310 is a continuation of application No. 10/613764, filed on Jul. 02, 2003, granted, now 7,233,731. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2008/0075411 A1, Mar. 27, 2008 | ||
| Int. Cl. G02B 6/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 385—135 | 41 Claims |
| 1. A telecommunications 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 plurality of connectorized fiber optic cords positioned within the housing, the plurality of connectorized fiber optic cords
including a first plurality of connectorized fiber optic cords and a second plurality of connectorized fiber optic cords;
a first cable routed out of the housing, the first cable being optically connected to the first plurality of connectorized
fiber optic cords;
a fiber optic splitter optically connected to the second plurality of connectorized fiber optic cords;
a second cable routed out of the housing, the second cable being optically connected to the second plurality of connectorized
fiber optic cords;
an array of fiber optic adapters mounted within the interior of the housing for optically coupling the first plurality of
connectorized fiber optic cords to the second plurality of connectorized fiber optic cords;
a connector storage arrangement where fiber optic connectors of at least some of the connectorized fiber optic cords are stored
within the housing, the connector storage arrangement including an away of storage ports;
the fiber optic connectors including connector bodies having first ends positioned within the storage ports, the fiber optic
connectors also including ferrules positioned at the first ends of the connector bodies, the ferrules having side surfaces
and end surfaces, the ferrules holding optical fibers having polished end faces positioned at the end surfaces of the ferrules;
and
dust caps having open ends positioned opposite from closed ends, the dust caps including inner surfaces defining central openings
that extend from the open ends to the closed ends of the dust caps, the dust caps being mounted on the ferrules of the fiber
optic connectors with the inner surfaces of the dust caps engaging the side surfaces of the ferrules and the closed ends of
the dust caps opposing the polished end faces of the optical fibers, the dust caps being mounted on the ferrules of the fiber
optic connectors while the first ends of the fiber optic connectors are positioned within the storage ports.
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