Patent ID: 7762839

Claim:
A patch panel assembly comprising: an angle module including an RJ module with a base, an RJ plug receiving opening and spring contacts extending from said base into said RJ plug receiving opening, an insulation displacement contact (IDC) module including an IDC housing with an IDC module base and insulation displacement contacts (IDCs) with IDC contact pins extending from said IDC module base and a printed circuit board with RJ contact holes receiving ends of said spring contacts with said RJ module mounted to said printed circuit board and with IDC contact holes receiving ends of said IDC contact pins with said IDC module mounted to said printed circuit board and with circuit traces connecting said RJ contact holes to said IDC contact holes, said RJ plug receiving opening having a plug insertion opening at an angle to said printed circuit board between 0° and 90°; and a front panel frame including a front face with a plurality of RJ module openings, said angle module being connected to said frame with said RJ module extending through one of said RJ module openings, with said printed circuit board parallel to or nearly parallel to said front face of said front panel frame and with said plug insertion opening at an angle to said front face between 0° and 90°.