Patent ID: 7729586

Claim:
A telecommunication assembly, comprising: a frame having a pair of uprights; a carrier having a horizontally disposed member with longitudinal slots, the carrier mounted on the uprights of the frame; at least one patching module, the module comprising: a generally vertically disposed main panel and a bottom panel, the bottom panel having a cutout area; a plurality of connectors mounted on the main panel, the connectors configured to receive and interconnect patch cords; and a guide member connected with the main panel and received in one of the longitudinal slots of the carrier; a cord trough positioned below the patching module; a plurality of patch cords, each of the patch cords being connected to a respective one of the connectors, wherein the patch cords are routed rearwardly from the connectors through the cutout area into the cord trough; a plurality of cords, each of the cords being connected to a respective one of the connectors, wherein the cords are routed forwardly from the connectors, then rearwardly out of the module through the rear; wherein the module is slidable relative to the carrier along a path defined by the slot between an access position, in which a front portion of the main panel slides forward so that the plurality of connectors are accessible to a technician, and a non-access position, in which the plurality of connectors are not accessible to a technician.