Patent ID: 7950531

Claim:
A mounting system for securing a telecommunications panel to a telecommunications frame, the system comprising: a) a telecommunication frame including a side frame member, the side frame member including a vertical channel, the vertical channel defining opposing openings located along opposite sides of the vertical channel; b) a telecommunications panel having a through hole for receipt of a mounting fastener; and c) a mounting arrangement that provides an interconnection between the telecommunications panel and the telecommunications frame, the mounting arrangement including: i) a fastener piece having a front, a rear, a first side and a second opposite side, the fastener piece defining an aperture that extends through the piece from the first side to the second opposite side; and ii) a retaining clip disposed within the aperture of the fastener piece, the retaining clip being configured to expand from a first normal state to a second expanded state; iii) wherein when the retaining clip is in the first normal state, the mounting arrangement is sized for lateral insertion into the channel of the frame; and iv) wherein when the retaining clip is in the second expanded state, the retaining clip extends through the aperture of the fastener piece to engage the opposing openings of the side frame member, the mounting arrangement thereby securing the telecommunications panel in a position relative to the telecommunications frame.