Patent ID: 8520997

Claim:
A fiber optic telecommunications assembly comprising: a chassis defining a front and a back opposite the front, the chassis further defining a plurality of mounting locations defined for telecommunications modules to be inserted through the front; and an adapter assembly at each mounting location, each adapter assembly including: a unitary housing with at least one integrally formed fiber optic adapter, wherein the at least one fiber optic adapter of each fiber optic adapter assembly includes a front end and a rear end; an access opening positioned between the front end and the rear end, each end configured to receive a mating fiber optic connector; inner housing components and a ferrule alignment sleeve for the at least one fiber optic adapter of each fiber optic adapter assembly, wherein the access opening is sized to permit the inner housing components and the ferrule alignment sleeve to be positioned within the at least one fiber optic adapter of each fiber optic adapter assembly between the front and rear ends; and a panel positioned within the access opening to hold the inner housing components and the ferrule alignment sleeve within the at least one fiber optic adapter of each fiber optic adapter assembly; wherein each telecommunications module to be mounted to the chassis is configured to engage a corresponding adapter assembly at one of the plurality of the mounting locations.