Low profile fiber distribution hub

A fiber distribution hub comprising:

• an enclosure defining an interior region, the enclosure including top and bottom sides separated by a height of the enclosure and left and right sides separated by a width of the enclosure, the enclosure also including a front and a back separated by a depth of the enclosure, the width of the enclosure being at least 1.5 times the depth of the enclosure and the height of the enclosure being at least three times the depth of the enclosure, the front of the enclosure including an access opening for accessing the interior of the enclosure, the enclosure also including a front door for at least partially covering the access opening, the door pivoting between open and closed positions about an upright pivot axis, the depth of the enclosure being less than 9 inches;
• a connector storage location positioned within the enclosure for use in storing unused fiber optic connectors;
• a pivotal structure pivotally mounted within the enclosure;
• a termination field including a plurality of fiber optic adapters, the termination field being carried by the pivotal structure;
• the fiber distribution hub including at least 32 subscriber termination circuits;
• and
• at least one splitter module mounted at a mounting location within the interior of the enclosure, the splitter module including a housing enclosing an optical splitter, the splitter module including a plurality of connectorized pigtails that extend away from the housing for carrying a signal split at the optical splitter, the connectorized pigtails having connectorized ends, the connectorized pigtails being long enough to extend from the splitter module mounting location to the termination field so that the connectorized ends can be inserted into the fiber optic adapters of the termination field, the connectorized pigtails also being long enough to extend from the splitter module mounting location to the connector storage location so that the connectorized ends can be stored at the connector storage location;
• wherein the termination field includes a plurality of adapter modules each including a plurality of the fiber optic adapters, the adapter modules being slideable relative to the pivotal structure between an extended position and a retracted position.

A fiber distribution hub comprising:

• an enclosure defining an interior region, the enclosure including a depth that extends from a front to a back of the enclosure, the front of the enclosure including an access opening for accessing the interior of the enclosure, the enclosure also including a front door for at least partially covering the access opening, the depth of the enclosure being less than 9 inches;
• a splitter module mounting location positioned within the enclosure, the splitter module mounting location being adapted to mount one or more splitter modules within the enclosure;
• at least one splitter module mounted at the splitter module mounting location, the splitter module including a housing enclosing an optical splitter, the splitter module including a plurality of connectorized pigtails that extend away from the housing for carrying a signal split at the optical splitter, the connectorized pigtails having connectorized ends;
• a connector storage location positioned within the enclosure for use in storing unused fiber optic connectors;
• a connector holder adapted for receiving a plurality of the connectorized ends of the pigtails of the splitter module, the connector holder being mounted at the connector storage location;
• a pivotal structure pivotally mounted within the enclosure;
• and
• a termination field including a plurality of fiber optic adapters, the termination field being carried by the pivotal structure;
• wherein the connectorized pigtails are long enough to extend from the splitter module mounting location to the termination field so that the connectorized ends can be inserted into the fiber optic adapters of the termination field, the connectorized pigtails also being long enough to extend from the splitter module mounting location to the connector storage location so that the connectorized ends can be stored at the connector storage location;
• and
• wherein the connector holder defines a plurality of ports for receiving at least some of the connectorized ends of the pigtails of the splitter modules, the ports not being functional fiber optic adapter ports.

A fiber distribution hub comprising:

• an enclosure defining an interior region, the enclosure including a depth that extends from a front to a back of the enclosure, the front of the enclosure including an access opening for accessing the interior of the enclosure, the enclosure also including a front door for at least partially covering the access opening, the depth of the enclosure being less than 9 inches;
• a splitter module mounting location positioned within the enclosure, the splitter module mounting location being adapted to mount one or more splitter modules within the enclosure;
• at least one splitter module mounted at the splitter module mounting location, the splitter module including a housing enclosing an optical splitter, the splitter module including a plurality of connectorized pigtails that extend away from the housing for carrying a signal split at the optical splitter, the connectorized pigtails having connectorized ends;
• a connector storage location positioned within the enclosure for use in storing unused fiber optic connectors;
• a connector holder adapted for receiving a plurality of the connectorized ends of the pigtails of the splitter module, the connector holder being mounted at the connector storage location;
• a pivotal structure pivotally mounted within the enclosure;
• and
• a termination field including a plurality of fiber optic adapters, the termination field being carried by the pivotal structure;
• wherein the connectorized pigtails are long enough to extend from the splitter module mounting location to the termination field so that the connectorized ends can be inserted into the fiber optic adapters of the termination field, the connectorized pigtails also being long enough to extend from the splitter module mounting location to the connector storage location so that the connectorized ends can be stored at the connector storage location;
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• wherein the connector holder includes a rectangular block that defines a plurality of ports for receiving at least some of the connectorized ends of the pigtails of the splitter modules, the ports not being functional fiber optic adapter ports.