Patent ID: 7455548
Filing Date: 2008-11-25
Classification: H01R,H04Q

Abstract:
1. A telecommunications patch panel comprising: a frame having a top portion, a bottom portion, a front side, and a rear side, the frame defining at least one opening configured to receive a connector module; and at least one connector module rotatably mounted in the at least one opening of the frame, each connector module having a front face extending between a top end, a bottom end, a first side, and a second side, each connector module defining an axis of rotation extending between the top and bottom portions of the frame and generally parallel to the front face of the connector module, the front face of each connector module including at least a first and a second linear array of openings configured to receive jacks modules, each of the openings in the first linear array being configured to receive a jack module having a first orientation, and each of the openings in the second linear array being configured to receive a jack module having a second orientation, wherein the second orientation is rotated about 180° from the first orientation along an axis of insertion of the jack module, wherein the connector module includes a first row of spaced support flanges and a second row of spaced support flanges, the spaced support flanges of the first and second rows being arranged between the first and second linear array of openings and extending from the front face of the connector module toward the rear side of the frame, each support flange defining a latching tab configured to receive a latch of one of the jack modules received in one of the openings of the first and second linear arrays.