Patent ID: 6918793

Claim:
A telecommunications device comprising: a chassis having a front and a rear; a plurality of jack inserts mounted in the chassis, the jack inserts including access ports adapted for receiving plugs, the jack inserts including normal-through switches having tip and ring springs for contacting the plugs when the plugs are inserted within the access ports, the normal through switches also including normal springs that engage the tip and ring springs when the plugs are not inserted in the access ports, the access ports being accessible from the front of the chassis; cross-connect termination structures accessible from the rear of the chassis; IN/OUT termination structures accessible from the rear of the chassis; first and second circuit board sections electrically connected together, the first circuit board section being located behind the jack inserts and in front of the second circuit board section, the second circuit board section being located in front of the cross-connect termination structures and the IN/OUT termination structures, the first and second circuit board sections each including a major first side and a major second side, the major first sides facing in a forward direction and the major second sides facing in a rearward direction; and normal-through circuits that electrically connect the IN/OUT termination structures to the cross-connect termination structures, the normal-through circuits including the normal-through switches, the normal-through circuits also including electrical pathways provided by the first and second circuit board sections.