Patent ID: 8861918

Claim:
A fiber optic adapter module, comprising: a housing including a cover spanning a first and second side walls, an adapter module panel supporting a first plurality of fiber optic adapters, and a rear panel separate from the adapter module panel, wherein the adapter module panel comprises: a first and second forward facing surfaces angled to one another; and a third flared surface angled relative to the first forward facing surface and extending between the first forward facing surface and the first side wall, and wherein the fiber optic adapter module is coupled to an extendible tray, and wherein interior space in the fiber optic adapter module extends to proximate extendible tray sides; and a second plurality of fiber optic adapters mounted in the rear panel, wherein one or more optical paths are provided inside the housing such that one or more of optical fibers coupled to one or more of the first plurality of fiber optic adapters route and couple to one or more of the second plurality of fiber optic adapters.