Modular cross-connect system

A modular connector panel and connector assembly comprising, in combination:

• a panel member having at least one aperture therein and front and rear surfaces;
• a connector block adapted to fit within said aperture, said connector block having front, rear, and side surfaces and at least one connector jack formed in said front surface of said block;
• said connector block having pivot pins extending from the side surfaces thereof and defining an axis of rotation;
• connector means on said rear surface for connecting wires to said connector jack;
• mounting means for holding said connector block in fixed position in front of said panel for providing access to said connector means, said mounting means comprising first and second retainer clips on said panel on either side of said aperture wherein said retainer clips are removably mounted to said panel member on the front surface thereof;
• and
• means for pivotally mounting said connector block to said panel member within said aperture.

A connector block for use with a connector panel apertured to receive said block, wherein the panel has support means for pivotally supporting said block, said block comprising:

• a body having a front, a rear, and first and second side surfaces;
• one or more connector jacks in said block having openings in the form of said block;
• one or more connectors on the rear of said block for providing connection to said jacks;
• first and second pivot pins extending from said first and second side surfaces respectively of said body and defining an axis of rotation for insertion into the support means of the panel;
• said connector block having an open position and a closed position defined by rotation thereof about said axis of rotation;
• and
• means for locking said connector block in the open position.

A connector block for use with a connector panel apertured to receive said block, wherein the panel has support means for pivotally supporting said block, said block comprising:

• a body having a front, a rear, and first and second side surfaces;
• one or more connector jacks in said block having openings in the front of said block;
• one or more connectors on the rear of said block for providing connection to said jacks;
• first and second pivot pins extending from said first and second side surfaces respectively of said body and defining an axis of rotation for insertion into the support means of the panel;
• and
• radiused ramps on either side of the front of said body for facilitating insertion of said block into an aperture in the panel.