Telecommunication fiber optic cable distribution apparatus

A telecommunication fiber optic distribution apparatus for cross-connecting first optical fibers from a multi-fiber cable to second optical fibers from a plurality of distribution cables, comprising:

• an upright frame
• a tray support housing mounted on the frame forming an enclosure having a rear wall, side walls, a top wall and a bottom wall;
• a plurality of vertically spaced horizontal tray guides mounted to the housing;
• a plurality of optical fiber trays mounted within the housing enclosure supported on the horizontal tray guides for movement relative to the rear wall between retracted storage positions in which the trays are within the enclosure and extended service positions in which the trays extend outward from the enclosure;
• elongated multi-fiber carriers mounted within the trays, each having one end operatively connected to the support housing and an opposite end operatively connected to the tray and an articulating intermediate section that retracts and extends with corresponding movement of the trays for receiving and supporting the first and second optical fibers within the trays to protect and prevent the fibers from being bent in an arc having a radius of curvature that is less than a prescribed value during such tray movement.