Patent ID: 7766701

Claim:
A telecommunications system, comprising: a) a telecommunications frame having a front, a rear, and opposite sides; b) a U-shaped cable routing channel located adjacent to one of the opposite sides of the telecommunications frame, the U-shaped cable routing channel being defined by a planar surface of a middle support and first and second sets of vertically aligned ribs extending transversely from the planar surface, each rib of the first and second sets of ribs including a main portion extending in a transverse direction relative to the front of the telecommunications frame and a tab located at a free end of the main portion of the rib, the main portion of each rib further including an edge protector that limits the bending of cabling beyond a minimum bend radius; and c) a spool located within the U-shaped channel, the spool having a cable retention member spaced a distance from the planar surface of the middle support, the cable retention member being located only between vertical planes defined by the tabs at the free ends of the ribs.