Fiber optic connector holders

A fiber optic connector holder adapted to selectively retain two or more fiber optic connectors that include a dust cap generally protecting a ferrule of the connector, the connector holder comprising;

• a body comprising an upper portion and a lower portion, wherein the lower portion of the body defines a base of the fiber optic connector holder;
• a boot retainer defined by the upper portion of the body, wherein the boot retainer is adapted to selectively retain at least a portion of a boot of a fiber optic connector;
• a dust cap retainer defined by the lower portion of the body, wherein the dust cap retainer is adapted to selectively retain at least a portion of the dust cap generally protecting the ferrule of the connector, wherein the body defines a front side and a back side, and wherein both the front side and the back side comprise at least one boot retainer and at least one dust cap retainer;
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• a holder retainer generally extending from the base of the fiber optic connector holder.

A fiber optic connector holder adapted to selectively retain two or more fiber optic connectors that include a dust cap generally protecting a ferrule of the connector, the connector holder comprising:

• a body comprising an upper portion and a lower portion, wherein the lower portion of the body defines a base of the fiber optic connector holder;
• a boot retainer defined by the upper portion of the body, wherein the boot retainer is adapted to selectively retain at least a portion of a boot of a fiber optic connector;
• a dust cap retainer defined by the lower portion of the body, wherein the dust can retainer is adapted to selectively retain at least a portion of the dust cap generally protecting the ferrule of the connector, wherein the body defines channel dividers extending generally from the upper portion to the lower portion of the body, and wherein the channel dividers are generally located between adjacent boot retainers and between adjacent dust cap retainers;
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• a holder retainer generally extending from the base of the fiber optic connector holder.

A fiber optic connector holder adapted to selectively retain two or more fiber optic connectors that include a dust can generally protecting a ferrule of the connector, the connector holder comprising:

• a body comprising an upper portion and a lower portion, wherein the lower portion of the body defines a base of the fiber optic connector holder;
• a boot retainer defined by the upper portion of the body, wherein the boot retainer is adapted to selectively retain at least a portion of a boot of a fiber optic connector, wherein the boot retainer comprises a generally semi-circular opening defining a radius of curvature generally smaller than a radius of the portion of the boot of the fiber optic connector that is selectively received by the boot retainer;
• a dust cap retainer defined by the lower portion of the body, wherein the dust can retainer is adapted to selectively retain at least a portion of the dust cap generally protecting the ferrule of the connector;
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• a holder retainer generally extending from the base of the fiber optic connector holder.

A fiber optic connector holder adapted to selectively retain two or more fiber optic connectors that include a dust cap generally protecting a ferrule of the connector, the connector holder comprising:

• a body comprising an upper portion and a lower portion, wherein the lower portion of the body defines a base of the fiber optic connector holder;
• a boot retainer defined by the upper portion of the body, wherein the boot retainer is adapted to selectively retain at least a portion of a boot of a fiber optic connector;
• a dust cap retainer defined by the lower portion of the body, wherein the dust can retainer is adapted to selectively retain at least a portion of the dust can generally protecting the ferrule of the connector, wherein the dust cap retainer comprises a groove defining a width generally larger than a diameter of the dust cap of the fiber optic connector that is selectively received by the dust cap retainer;
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• a holder retainer generally extending from the base of the fiber optic connector holder.

A telecommunications enclosure comprising a distribution field of two or more adapters and comprising two or more connectorized fiber optic cables adapted for selective insertion into the adapters, wherein the connectorized fiber optic cables selectively include a dust cap that generally protects a ferrule of the connector, the telecommunications enclosure comprising comprising:

• a panel within an interior cavity of the telecommunications enclosure;
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• at least one fiber optic connector holder joined to the panel, the fiber optic connector holder comprising:
• a body comprising an upper portion and a lower portion, wherein the lower portion of the body defines a base of the fiber optic connector holder;
• a boot retainer defined by the upper portion of the body, wherein the boot retainer is adapted to selectively retain at least a portion of a boot of a fiber optic connector;
• a dust cap retainer defined by the lower portion of the body, wherein the dust cap retainer is adapted to selectively retain at least a portion of the dust cap generally protecting the ferrule of the connector;
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• a holder retainer generally extending from the base of the fiber optic connector holder;
• wherein the panel is adapted to selectively retain the holder retainer of the fiber optic connector holder to join the fiber optic connector holder to the panel.

A method of organizing at least one fiber optic connector within a telecommunications enclosure, wherein the fiber optic connector is disconnected from a fiber optic adapter and includes a dust cap that generally protects a ferrule of the connector, the method comprising:

• providing a fiber optic connector holder within an interior cavity of the telecommunications enclosure, wherein the connector holder defines a boot retainer and a dust cap retainer;
• positioning the dust cap within the dust cap retainer of the fiber optic connector holder such that the dust cap is selectively retained by the dust cap retainer;
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• selectively inserting a portion of a boot of the fiber optic connector into the boot retainer such that the boot is selectively retained by the boot retainer.