Patent ID: 8879278

Claim:
A module adapted for use with a telecommunications rack, frame or cabinet, comprising: a generally upright divider panel; a cover panel disposed generally parallel to the divider panel, the cover panel and divider panel being spaced apart from each other to form a gap; a plurality of telecommunications cords, each of the telecommunications cords comprising a plurality of telecommunications patch cords, the cords being positioned in the gap between the divider panel and cover panel; wherein the cords are received in a cord management assembly, comprising: a fixed cuff that encircles and is fixed relative to the plurality of communications cords; a slip cuff that encircles and is slidable relative to the plurality of communications cords; and a generally cylindrical sleeve having first and second ends, the fixed cuff being mounted to the first end, and the slip cuff being mounted to the second end; wherein the cylindrical sleeve comprises a material that enables the sleeve to shrink in length as it expands in circumference; and wherein the slip cuff is fixedly mounted relative to at least one of the divider panel and the cover panel.