Fiber optic enclosure with external cable spool

A fiber optic enclosure assembly comprising:

• an enclosure adapted to optically connect incoming fibers to outgoing fibers;
• a cable spool connected to an exterior of the enclosure;
• a fiber optic cable disposed about the cable spool, the fiber optic cable including the incoming fibers, portions of the incoming fibers being routed into the enclosure;
• and
• a mounting assembly rotationally engaged with the cable spool such that the cable spool selectively rotates about an axis of the mounting assembly, wherein the mounting assembly includes a bearing assembly and is adapted for engagement with a mounting location, wherein the enclosure and the cable spool selectively and unitarily rotate about the axis of the mounting assembly to deploy the fiber optic cable from the cable spool.

A method for installing telecommunications equipment including an enclosure and a cable spool about which a cable is wound, the method comprising:

• coupling a mounting assembly to a mounting location, the mounting assembly including a mounting plate and a bearing assembly;
• mounting the enclosure and cable spool to the bearing assembly about a common axis;
• rotating the enclosure and cable spool in unison about the common axis of the bearing assembly to payout a portion of the cable;
• using the enclosure as an interconnect location for optically coupling optical fibers of the cable to second optical fibers routed away from the enclosure.

A fiber optic enclosure for enclosing optical components comprising:

• an enclosure;
• a cable spool disposed on an exterior surface of the enclosure;
• an optical fiber cable coiled about the cable spool, the optical fiber cable including an optical fiber routed into the enclosure;
• and
• a mounting assembly rotationally engaged with the cable spool such that the cable spool selectively rotates about an axis of the mounting assembly, wherein the mounting assembly includes a bearing assembly and is adapted for engagement with a mounting location;
• wherein the enclosure and the cable spool assembly selectively and unitarily rotate about the axis of the mounting assembly to deploy the optical fiber cable.