Patent ID: 7244144

Claim:
A telecommunications patch panel for mounting to a telecommunications rack comprising: a frame member mountable to the telecommunications rack, the frame member having first and second ends defining a vertical plane when the telecommunications patch panel is mounted to the telecommunications rack, the frame also including a spacer; first and second horizontal rows of front connector jacks mounted to the frame member on opposite sides of the spacer, the first and second horizontal rows of front connector jacks being aligned generally along the same horizontal plane when the telecommunications patch panel is mounted to the telecommunications rack, the front connector jacks configured and arranged to receive plugs of copper telecommunications cables, each front connector jack connected to a rear connection location, the first horizontal row of front connector jacks positioned between the spacer and the first end of the frame member, the second horizontal row of front connector jacks positioned between the spacer and the second end of the frame member; and the first horizontal row of front connector jacks being aligned along a first horizontal line, the second horizontal row of front connector jacks being aligned along a second horizontal line, and the first and second horizontal lines being angled relative to one another when viewed from above the frame member.