Telecommunications terminal with removable modules

A fiber optic terminal, comprising:

• an enclosure comprising a cover and a base, the enclosure defining an interior space, a feeder cable port, and a distribution cable port;
• a feeder cable having a feeder optical fiber and a feeder connector;
• a distribution cable having a distribution optical fiber and a distribution connector;
• a plurality of module holders in the interior space;
• and
• at least one module removably positioned in one of the plurality of module holders, wherein the at least one module comprises
• a first side opposite a second side wherein the first side is spaced apart from the second side by a front side including one or more input adapters and a plurality of output adapters,
• a first arm extending from a first end of the front side and a second arm extending from a second end of the front side,
• a handle reversibly attached to the first arm and the second arm wherein in a first orientation a first sidewall of the handle couples to the first arm and a second sidewall of the handle couples to the second arm and in a second orientation the first sidewall of the handle couples to the second arm and the second sidewall of the handle couples to the first arm,
• a top surface extending from the first side to the second side and opposite a bottom surface offset from the top surface and extending from the first side to the second side,
• a first flange extending from the first side and a second flange extending from the second side opposite the first flange, wherein the first flange and the second flange are located at a first distance from the top surface and a second distance from the bottom surface, the first distance is equal to the second distance, and the first module is reversibly installed in a first module holder of the plurality of module holders, such that in a first module orientation the top surface of the first module faces a first direction and in a reversibly installed second orientation the bottom surface of the first module faces the first direction, and
• one or more first elements selected from the group comprising:
• a splitter, cable storage components, fiber storage components, pass-through fiber components, parking components, and splice components;
• wherein the feeder connector is directly coupleable to the one or more input adapters and the distribution connector is directly coupleable to one of the plurality of output adapters.

A method of forming a fiber optic terminal, comprising:

• inserting a first module into one of a plurality of module holders of an enclosure, wherein the first module comprises
• a first side opposite a second side wherein the first side is spaced apart from the second side by a front side including one or more input adapters and a plurality of output adapters,
• a first arm extending from a first end of the front side and a second arm extending from a second end of the front side,
• a handle reversibly attached to the first arm and the second arm wherein in a first orientation a first sidewall of the handle couples to the first arm and a second sidewall of the handle couples to the second arm and in a second orientation the first sidewall of the handle couples to the second arm and the second sidewall of the handle couples to the first arm,
• a top surface extending from the first side to the second side and opposite a bottom surface offset from the top surface and extending from the first side to the second side, and
• a first flange extending from the first side and a second flange extending from the second side opposite the first flange, wherein the first flange and the second flange are located at a first distance from the top surface and a second distance from the bottom surface, the first distance is equal to the second distance, and the first module is reversibly installed in a first module holder of the plurality of module holders, such that in a first module orientation the top surface of the first module faces a first direction and in a reversibly installed second orientation the bottom surface of the first module faces the first direction;
• coupling a first feeder connector of a first feeder cable to a first input adapter on a first front face of the first module;
• coupling a first distribution connector of a first distribution cable to a first output adapter of a plurality of output adapters on the first front face of the first module;
• inserting a second module into one of the plurality of module holders of the enclosure;
• coupling a second feeder connector of a second feeder cable to a second input adapter on a second front face of the second module;
• coupling a second distribution connector of a second distribution cable to a second output adapter on the second front face of the second module;
• wherein the first module is configured to perform a first function selected from the group comprising:
• splitting a signal, passing-through an un-split signal, parking the first feeder connector, and parking the first distribution connector;
• wherein the second module is configured to perform a second function selected from the group comprising:
• splitting a signal, passing-through an un-split signal, parking the second feeder connector, and parking the second distribution connector;
• and
• wherein the first function is different than the second function.

A fiber optic terminal, comprising:

• an enclosure comprising a cover and a base;
• an interior space defined by the cover and the base when the cover is in a closed position;
• a plurality of module holder in the interior space, wherein the plurality of module holders comprise a plurality of slots formed in opposing walls of the base of the enclosure for receiving one or more modules;
• and
• a first module of the one or more modules removably positioned in at least one of the plurality of module holders, wherein the first module comprises:
• a first input adapter;
• a plurality of first output adapters, the first input adapter and the plurality of first output adapters are located on a first front face of the first module;
• one or more first elements selected from the group comprising:
• a splitter, cable storage components, fiber storage components, pass-through fiber components, parking components, and splice components;
• a first side opposite a second side wherein a first side is spaced apart from a second side by a front side including the first input adapter and the plurality of output adapters;
• a first arm extending from a first end of the front side and a second arm extending from a second end of the front side;
• and
• a handle reversibly attached to the first arm and the second arm wherein in a first orientation a first sidewall of the handle couples to the first arm and a second sidewall of the handle couples to the second arm and in a second orientation the first sidewall of the handle couples to the second arm and the second sidewall of the handle couples to the first arm.