Patent ID: 7554818

Claim:
A telecommunications system comprising: a chassis comprising an attaching mechanism, the attaching mechanism comprising: a lever arm and a biasing member mounted to the chassis; and a module stop member for halting the insertion of a removable module into the chassis and securing the removable module to the chassis until the lever arm and the biasing member attached to the chassis are activated, releasing the removable module; wherein the attaching mechanism is configured to allow one or more removable modules to be freely inserted into the chassis before securing to the chassis in multiple positions; and one or more removable modules configured to be securely positioned in the chassis in the multiple positions, wherein each of the one or more removable modules comprises: a faceplate; a plurality of ports disposed on the faceplate, the plurality of ports comprising: a monitor port; an input port; and an output port; a printed circuit board (PCB) with electrical components mounted thereon; and one or more notches formed in an edge of the PCB to facilitate secure mounting of the removable module within the chassis in the multiple positions, wherein the multiple positions comprise: a storage position for storage of the removable module; and an engaged position for engagement of the removable module to a backplane; and wherein the PCB comprises a front edge and a back edge, and wherein the one or more notches are located at least two times closer to the front edge than to the back edge to enable storage of each of the one or more removable modules in the storage position.