Patent ID: 7121896

Claim:
A cross-connect module comprising: a module housing having a front end and a rear end, the rear end including a rear wall defining connector mounting openings; co-axial connectors secured within the connector mounting openings of the rear wall by snap-fit connections, the co-axial connectors including an X-IN connector, an X-OUT connector, an IN connector and an OUT connector; first and second ports located at the front end of the module housing; a first switch assembly positioned adjacent the first port, the first switch assembly being connected to the X-IN connector by a first cable and to the IN connector by a second cable, the first switch assembly providing a normal-through signal path between the X-IN connector and the IN connector when no plug is present in the first port, and the first switch assembly disconnecting the normal through-signal path between the X-IN connector and the IN connector when a plug is inserted in the first port; and a second switch assembly positioned adjacent the second port, the second switch assembly being connected to the X-OUT connector by a third cable and to the OUT connector by a fourth cable, the second switch assembly providing a normal-through signal path between the X-OUT connector and the OUT connector when no plug is present in the second port, and the second switch assembly disconnecting the normal through-signal path between the X-OUT connector and the OUT connector when a plug is inserted in the second port.