Patent ID: 6916199

Claim:
A telecommunications patch panel for mounting to a telecommunications rack comprising: a frame member having first and second ends, the first and second ends having first and second brackets, the first and second brackets defining a vertical plane when the telecommunications patch panel is mounted to the telecommunications rack; first and second connector modules, the first connector module including a first horizontal row of front connector jacks aligned along a first horizontal line when the frame member is mounted to the rack, the second connector module including a second horizontal row of front connector jacks aligned along a second horizontal line when the frame member is mounted to the rack, each front connector jack connected to a rear connection location; the first and second connector modules being laterally adjacent to one another when the frame is mounted to the rack, each of the first and second horizontal lines being positioned at an angle relative to the vertical plane, and the first and second horizontal lines intersecting one another at a location in front of the frame member.