Patent ID: 8705928

Claim:
A telecommunications assembly comprising: a chassis and a module mounted within the chassis; the chassis including: a housing defining an interior space accessible through an open front, the housing including a back opposite the open front; a plurality of mounting locations within the interior space; at least one fiber optic adapter corresponding to each of the mounting locations mounted within the interior space, the fiber optic adapters each including a front end directed toward the open front and a back end directed toward the back, each front end and each back end configured to receive a fiber optic connector; and, the fiber optic adapters mounted to a holder that is removably mounted to the chassis by a fastener that is removably received within a fastener opening of the chassis, the holder removable from the interior space of the chassis to permit access to the back end of the adapters mounted to the holder, the holder positioning the adapters within the interior space behind the open front; and, the module mounted at one of the mounting locations separately from the removable fiber optic adapter holder and including a housing to which is mounted at least one fiber optic connector engaging the at least one fiber optic adapter of the chassis.