Patent ID: 7593614

Claim:
A fiber optic telecommunications assembly comprising: (a) a housing defining a first side, a second side, and at least one transverse side extending between the first and second sides, the housing defining an open front and a back opposite the open front, at least one mounting location defined by the housing to receive a telecommunications module inserted through the front of the housing, the telecommunications module generally oriented parallel to the transverse side when engaged with the housing; (b) at least one fiber optic adapter mounted to the housing, the fiber optic adapter configured to mate with the telecommunications module inserted through the front of the housing, the fiber optic adapter including a front end and a rear end, each end of the fiber optic adapter configured to receive a mating fiber optic connector, the front end positioned to receive a mating fiber optic connector of the telecommunications module inserted through the front toward the back and generally parallel to the transverse side, the rear end positioned to receive a mating fiber optic connector of a fiber optic cable, the fiber optic adapter positioned at a location behind the open front and forward of the back of the housing; and (c) a telecommunications module mounted to the housing, the telecommunications module including: a module housing defining an interior and including first and second pairs of opposing sides, a front face, a rear face and a back spaced from the front face; the rear face facing generally toward the back of the module housing; the rear face including at least one fiber optic connector that protrudes from the rear face, the fiber optic connector of the telecommunications module having a longitudinal connector axis extending parallel to a module axis extending between the front face and the back of the telecommunications module, wherein an end of the fiber optic connector is disposed outside of the interior defined by the module housing; the rear face of the module housing positioned at a location between the front face and the back in a recess defined by the module housing; the front face including a cable exit location in communication with the interior defined by the module housing; the module housing including a flexible latching tab extending adjacent to the front face, the flexible latching tab configured to form a snap-fit interlock with the housing when the telecommunications module is engaged with the housing, wherein the telecommunications module is mounted within the housing separately from the fiber optic adapter such that the fiber optic connector of the telecommunications module engages the fiber optic adapter mounted to the housing when the telecommunications module is engaged with the housing.