Patent ID: 6870734

Claim:
A telecommunications termination panel comprising: a housing including a top, a bottom, a first side and a second opposing side defining a front opening and a rear opening; a tray pivotably mounted within the front opening of the housing, pivoting about a vertical axis located adjacent the first side and including a cable entry adjacent the axis of pivot and a plurality of connection locations, the tray movable between an open position and a closed position; the rear opening adjacent the first side; a cable path defined along the bottom of the housing, along the first side between the cable entry of the tray and the rear opening; a movable plate above the cable path, the plate movable between a first lowered position when the tray is closed and a second raised position when the tray is open, and the movement of the plate between the first and second positions is actuated by the movement of the tray between the closed and open positions; and, wherein the movable plate in the first position defines an upper limit to the cable path beneath the tray and the movable plate in the second position is raised above the cable path to permit placement of cables within the cable path.