Patent ID: 8491331
Filing Date: 2013-07-23
Classification: H01R,H04Q,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A telecommunications patching apparatus for mounting to a telecommunications rack, the patching apparatus comprising: a support structure defining at least first and second mounting openings; a first module that mounts at the first mounting opening, the first module including a first plurality of plug-receiving ports that are aligned along a horizontal plane, the first module defining a first front face plane that is generally vertical when the patching apparatus is mounted to the telecommunications rack; a second module that mounts at the second mounting opening, the second module including a second plurality of plug-receiving ports that are aligned along a horizontal plane, the second module defining a second front face plane that is generally vertical when the patching apparatus is mounted to the telecommunications rack; and the first and second modules being aligned along generally the same horizontal plane when the patching apparatus is mounted to the telecommunications rack; and the first and second front face planes intersecting each other at an oblique angle.