Patent ID: 8731361

Claim:
A communication patching system comprising: a platform configured to support a plurality of cables, the platform including a bottom and spaced apart first and second sidewalls that extend upward from said bottom; a first holder connected to said platform and configured to hold a first row of communications adapters; a first set of communications adapters mounted to said first holder; a second holder configured to hold a second row of communications adapters on top of said first holder; a second set of communications adapters mounted to said second holder; a first pivot directly pivotably attaching said second holder to said first sidewall of said platform; a second pivot directly pivotably attaching said second holder to said second sidewall of said platform, wherein said first and second pivots define a pivot axis of said second holder, and wherein the pivot axis of said second holder passes through said first and second sidewalls above a plane of said bottom of said platform, such that said second holder can pivot from a first position to a second position and thereby said second row of communications adapters moves from a first position a first distance from said first row of communications adapters to a second position a second distance from said first row of communications adapters, said second distance being greater than said first distance; and means for releasably holding said second row of communications adapters in said second position.