Patent ID: 7349615

Claim:
A fiber optic housing assembly including at least one of a fiber optic interconnection portion and a fiber optic splice portion wherein the housing assembly is adapted to be selectively attached to an equipment rack, the housing assembly comprising: an exterior portion adapted for selective attachment to the equipment rack; a shelf portion adapted to selectively move in a first direction relative to the exterior portion of the housing assembly; and a pivotable portion joined to the shelf portion and adapted to selectively pivot in a second direction relative to the shelf portion, wherein the second direction is different than the first direction; wherein at least one of the fiber optic interconnection portion and the fiber optic splice portion is joined to the pivotable portion such that the at least one of the fiber optic interconnection portion and the fiber optic splice portion pivots relative to the exterior portion when the pivotable portion is selectively pivoted relative to the shelf portion.