Patent ID: 7853112

Claim:
A fiber optic telecommunications chassis comprising: a front opening and a rear opening opposite the front opening; a plurality of mounting locations defined for telecommunications modules to be inserted through the front opening; and each mounting location including an adapter assembly removably mounted within the chassis through the rear opening, each adapter assembly including a unitary body with a housing portion and a mounting portion that are formed as an integral unit, the unitary body defining a longitudinal axis, the housing portion defining at least one fiber optic adapter formed as an integral unit with the housing portion, the housing portion defining a top, a bottom, and first and second transverse sides extending between the top and the bottom, each fiber optic adapter of the housing portion including a front opening for receiving a first fiber optic connector projecting from one of the telecommunications modules to be inserted through the front opening of the chassis, a rear opening for receiving a second fiber optic connector adapted to mate with the first fiber optic connector, and a side opening for receiving a ferrule alignment sleeve and inner housing components, the housing portion including a panel closing off the side opening of at least one of the fiber optic adapters for holding the ferrule alignment sleeve and the inner housing components within the fiber optic adapter, the mounting portion configured to mount the unitary body to the chassis, the mounting portion including a mounting slide for slidably guiding the adapter assembly into the chassis, the mounting slide formed as an integral unit with the top of the housing portion and extending along the longitudinal axis of the unitary body, the mounting portion defining a flange that extends away from the mounting slide in a direction opposite the housing portion, the flange for mounting the adapter assembly to the chassis.