Inventors:
James J. Solheid - Lakeville MN, US
Daniel Ray Mertesdorf - Duluth MN, US
Matthew J. Holmberg - Le Center MN, US
Trevor D. Smith - Eden Prairie MN, US
Joel B. Douglas - Hutchinson MN, US
Kathleen M. Barnes - Golden Valley MN, US
Marlon E. Holmquist - Gibbon MN, US
Assignee:
ADC Telecommunications, Inc. - Eden Prairie MN
International Classification:
G02B 6/00
Abstract:
A telecommunications cabinet comprising a top, a floor, a pair of opposing sides, a front wall and a rear wall defining an interior, the front including an access door for accessing the interior. Within the interior are mounted a cable management structure, an adapter panel with an adapter configured to optical connector two optical fiber cables terminated with fiber optic connectors, and a fiber optic connector holder mounted in openings of the adapter panel. The connector holder has an opening configured to receive a fiber optic connector with a dust cap, the opening accessible from a front side of the adapter panel. A fiber optic connector including a ferrule with a polished end face holding an end of an optical fiber with a dust cap placed about the ferrule and polished end face is inserted within the opening of a fiber optic connector holder. And a fiber optic connector is inserted within the rear side of one of the adapters.