Patent ID: 7676135

Claim:
A system, comprising: a housing; and a plurality of patch panels located within the housing, each of the plurality of patch panels comprising: a connection plate including a matrix of slot pairs, each of the slot pairs including two through-holes, and a matrix of fiber connectors connected to the connection plate, where one of the fiber connectors includes: a connector housing to receive and mate two optical fibers in a vertical direction, a first handler connected to a first side of the connector housing, and associated with a first spring to apply force to the first side of the connector housing, and a second handler connected to a second side of the connector housing, and associated with a second spring to apply force to the second side of the connector housing, where a portion of the one fiber connector is to be inserted through the connection plate via the two through-holes, and, where a first one of the plurality of patch panels rotatably connects to the housing and is rotatable to a first position that conceals a second one of the patch panels and is rotatable to a second position that exposes the second one of the plurality of patch panels.