Patent ID: 7524211

Claim:
A cross-connect module comprising: a housing having a front end and a rear end, the rear end including a rear wall defining connector mounting openings, the housing defining an interior between the front end and the rear end and the housing defining an exterior, the rear wall defining a front side and a rear side; a plurality of switching devices positioned adjacent the front end of the of the housing; a plurality of rear coax connectors snap-fit within the connector mounting openings, the rear coax connectors including flexible cantilevers for snap-fitting within the connector mounting openings, wherein the rear coax connectors are snap-fit within the connector mounting openings in a direction extending from the interior of the housing toward the exterior of the housing such that the rear coax connectors are snap-fit into the mounting openings from the front side of the rear wall; cables positioned within the housing that electrically couple the rear connectors to the switching devices.