Patent ID: 7979985

Claim:
A method for installing cable to an equipment enclosure, the method comprising: providing a plurality of connector heads, each connector head of the plurality of connector heads including: a housing defining a jack entry side, a cable entry side disposed opposite the jack entry side and a plurality of tabs configured to engage a plurality of flanges of a mounting bracket to provide removable and tool-less installation of the housing to the mounting bracket; a plurality of ports disposed along the jack entry side of the housing, the housing being configured to locate the plurality of ports through one of a plurality of mounting apertures of the mounting bracket, each port of the plurality of ports being configured to accept connective wiring of rack-mounted equipment and to internally terminate, within the housing, a respective cable of the plurality of cables; and at least one cable entry defined along the cable entry side of the housing, the at least one cable entry being configured to receive and to dispose the respective cable such that the respective cable exits or enters the housing at an angle of less than 90 degrees as defined between an outer surface of the respective cable and an external surface of the housing along the cable entry side; coupling each respective cable of a plurality of cables to a corresponding connector head of the plurality of connector heads; coupling each connector head of the plurality of connector heads to the mounting bracket, the mounting bracket configured to be secured to the equipment enclosure and including a body having the plurality of mounting apertures formed therein and the plurality of flanges being disposed along an edge thereof; and mounting the mounting bracket to the equipment enclosure.