Patent ID: 7534135

Claim:
A telecommunications patch panel for mounting to a telecommunications rack, comprising: first and second brackets positioned at first and second ends, respectively, of the panel, the first and second brackets defining a vertical plane when the telecommunications patch panel is mounted to the telecommunications rack; an intermediate section, wherein the first and second brackets are positioned at first and second opposite ends, respectively, of the intermediate section, wherein the intermediate section includes first and second angled portions angled relative to the vertical plane; a first horizontal row of connector jacks positioned within the first angled portion, and a second horizontal row of connector jacks positioned within the second angled portion, the first and second rows of connector jacks aligned generally along a same horizontal plane when the patch panel is mounted to the telecommunications rack; and wherein the first horizontal row of connector jacks is aligned along a first horizontal line when the panel is mounted to the rack, and the second horizontal row of connector jacks is aligned along a second horizontal line when the panel is mounted to the rack, the first horizontal line angled relative to the second horizontal line when the panel is mounted to the telecommunications rack; wherein at least a plurality of connector jacks in the first horizontal row and at least a plurality of connector jacks in the second horizontal row define plug-receiving openings positioned forward of the vertical plane.