Patent ID: 7400813

Claim:
A telecommunications assembly comprising: a chassis and a module mounted within the chassis; the chassis including: a housing with a top, a bottom, and opposing sides, defining an interior space accessible through an open front, the interior space substantially closed off by a back opposite the open front; at least one mounting location within the interior space; at least one fiber optic adapter assembly corresponding to each of the mounting locations mounted within the interior space, each adapter assembly mounted within the chassis separately from the module, wherein the module and adapter assembly engage each other when the adapter assembly and the module are mounted within the chassis, each adapter assembly including a unitary housing with a plurality of adapters integrally formed in the unitary housing, each adapter including a front end directed toward the open front and a back end directed toward the back, and an access opening positioned between the front and back ends, each end configured to receive a fiber optic connector, the fiber optic adapter assembly including inner housing components and a ferrule alignment sleeve for each adapter, wherein the access opening is sized to permit the inner housing components and the ferrule alignment sleeve to be positioned within the adapter between the front and back ends, wherein a panel is positioned within the access opening of each adapter to hold the inner housing components and the ferrule alignment sleeve within the adapter; and, each adapter assembly housing including a mounting portion adjacent one of the sides of the chassis, the adapter assembly removable from the interior through the open front of the chassis to permit access to the back end of the adapters of the adapter assembly, the adapter assembly positioning the adapters within the interior behind the open front; and, the module mounted at one of the mounting locations and including a housing with a bulkhead to which is mounted a plurality of fiber optic connectors engaging the plurality of fiber optic adapters of the adapter assembly, the bulkhead of the module positioned forward of a rear most extension of the housing of the module.