Patent ID: 7346254

Claim:
A telecommunications module comprising: a body defining an interior and including first and second opposing faces, first and second opposing sides, a front, and a rear; a bulkhead positioned to hold connectors at a location between the front and the rear, the bulkhead positioned to hold a plurality of fiber optic connectors so that ends of the fiber optic connectors face in a direction toward the rear of the body, wherein a longitudinal connector axis of each fiber optic connector extends generally parallel to a longitudinal axis of the body extending between the front and the back; a pivotal mount between the bulkhead and the body, wherein the ends of the fiber optic connectors are pivotal away from the body in a pivoted position, and wherein the ends of the fiber optic connector are positioned adjacent to the body in a non-pivoted position such that when the fiber optic connectors are in the non-pivoted position, the longitudinal connector axis of each fiber optic connector extends generally parallel to a plane that is parallel to the first and second opposing faces of the body and when the fiber optic connectors are in the pivoted position, the longitudinal connector axis of each fiber optic connector extends generally at a non-parallel angle to the plane that is parallel to the first and second opposing faces of the body; a cable access positioned at the front of the body, the cable access in communication with the interior, the bulkhead also in communication with the interior, wherein a cable pathway is provided from the cable access to the bulkhead.