Patent ID: 7357667

Claim:
A telecommunications device comprising: a frame having a length that extends from a left end to a right end of the frame, the frame including a left mounting bracket positioned at the left end of the frame and a right mounting bracket positioned at the right end of the frame, the frame also including upper and lower portions that extend along the length of the frame; a central support that projects forwardly from the frame at a central region located between the left and right ends of the frame; and a plurality of pivot modules mounted between the upper and lower portions of the frame and between the left and right ends of the frame, each of the pivot modules including a front side at which a plurality of front connectors are located and a rear side at which a plurality of rear connectors are located, the pivot modules being pivotally movable about generally upright pivot axes that extend between the upper and lower portions of the frame, the pivot modules being pivotally movable between at least a closed position and an angled position, each pivot module having a height that extends between the upper and lower portions of the frame and a length that extends between the left and right ends of the frame, the lengths of the pivot modules being longer than the heights, the lengths of the pivot modules being generally perpendicular relative to the pivot axes, the lengths of the pivot modules extending from outer to inner ends of the pivot modules, the pivot axes being located adjacent the outer ends of the pivot modules, the inner ends of the pivot modules being supported by the central support when pivotally moved to the angled position, and the inner ends of the pivot modules being supported by the central support when pivotally moved to the closed position.