Patent ID: 7488202

Claim:
A cabling assembly for use with an equipment rack or enclosure, the cabling assembly comprising: a mounting bracket configured to be secured to the equipment rack or enclosure, the mounting bracket including: a body having a plurality of mounting apertures formed therein; and a plurality of flanges disposed along an edge of the body; a plurality of connector heads, each connector head including: a housing defining a jack entry side, a cable entry side disposed opposite the jack entry side and a plurality of tabs configured to engage the plurality of flanges to provide removable and tool-less installation of the housing to the mounting bracket; and a plurality of ports disposed along the jack entry side of the housing, the housing being configured to locate the plurality of ports through the one of the plurality of mounting apertures, each port of the plurality of ports being configured to accept connective wiring of rack-mounted equipment; at least one cable entry defined along the cable entry side of the housing, the at least one cable entry being configured to receive and to dispose a cable such that the cable exits or enters the housing at an angle of less than 90 degrees defined between an outer surface of the cable and an external surface of the housing along the cable entry side; and at least one cable operatively connected to a connector head of the plurality of connector heads via the at least one cable entry along the cable entry side of the housing such that the cable terminates internally to the plurality of ports within the housing.