Patent ID: 6994593

Claim:
A telecommunications jack module comprising: a jack mount for mounting within a chassis, the jack mount having a front and a rear; a plurality of jack inserts adapted to be inserted into the jack mount through the front of the jack mount, the jack inserts including access ports adapted for receiving plugs, the jack inserts including normal-through switches having tip and ring springs for contacting the plugs when the plugs are inserted within the access ports, the normal through switches also including normal springs that engage the tip and ring springs when the plugs are not inserted in the access ports, the access ports being accessible from the front of the jack mount; cross-connect termination structures accessible from the rear of the jack mount; IN/OUT termination structures accessible from the rear of the jack mount; first and second circuit board sections electrically connected together, the first circuit board section being located behind the jack mount and in front of the second circuit board section, the second circuit board section being located in front of the cross-connect termination structures and the IN/OUT termination structures, the first and second circuit board sections each including a major first side and a major second side, the major first sides facing in a forward direction and the major second sides facing in a rearward direction; and normal-through circuits that electrically connect the IN/OUT termination structures to the cross-connect termination structures, the normal-through circuits including the normal-through switches, the normal-through circuits also including electrical pathways provided by the first and second circuit board sections.