Patent ID: 7241182

Claim:
A telecommunications parch panel for connecting patch cords, comprising: a panel frame including first and second panel sides; and a plurality of connector assemblies, each of the connector assemblies including: a first jack including a first jack housing defining a first port; a second jack including a second jack housing defining a second port, the first jack being electrically connected to the second jack to form a jack pair such that the first port of the first jack forms a 90-degree angle with respect to the second port of the second jack, and the first jack being coupled to the second jack through the panel frame; a board including first and second ends and top and bottom surfaces, the first jack being coupled to the first end and the top surface of the board so that the first port opens outwardly in parallel with the first end, and the second jack being coupled to the second end and the bottom surface so that the second port opens outwardly perpendicular to the bottom surface, the board including electrical connections between the first jack and the second jack; wherein the first port of the first jack and the second port of the second jack are each positioned at an angle less than 90-degrees with respect to the first and second panel sides, respectively, such that the first and second ports are each angled towards the first end of the panel frame so that patch cords extending from plugs engaged with the first and second jacks are directed towards the first end of the panel frame; and wherein a first line running through the first port of the first jack is perpendicular to a second line running through the second part of the second jack, and wherein the first line and the second line intersect outside the first and second housings.