Patent ID: 7997926
Filing Date: 2011-08-16
Classification: H01R,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A telecommunications device comprising: a panel forming a first plurality of receptacles for receiving jacks and a second plurality of receptacles for receiving jacks, the second plurality of receptacles positioned below the first plurality of receptacles, each receptacle defining a front face configured to align with a front face of a port of a jack inserted into the receptacle, the port of the jack configured to receive a plug, wherein the front face of each of the receptacles of the first plurality of receptacles are staggered in a front to back direction with respect to the front face of each of the receptacles of the second plurality of receptacles such that the front faces of the first plurality of receptacles define a first straight line positioned at a first depth and the front faces of the second plurality of receptacles define a second straight line that is positioned at a second depth that is different than the first depth in the front to back direction, the receptacles configured such that a receptacle of the first plurality of receptacles and a receptacle of the second plurality of receptacles define adjacent receptacles, wherein the adjacent receptacles are vertically offset to each other, horizontally offset to each other, and staggered at different depths from front to back with respect to each other.