Patent · US Expired

Angled patch panel with cable support bar for network cable racks

US6866541B2 · kind B2 · utility

141Cited by
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28Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJul 26, 2001
Grant dateMar 15, 2005
Priority date
Expiry dateNov 19, 2021

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04Q2201/02
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A patch panel mountable to a network rack includes a patch panel frame and rack mounting plates. The frame forms a central section having a longitudinal width sized to fit within the network rack. The rack mounting plates are provided on opposite longitudinal ends of the central section and allow the panel to be mounted to a network rack. The central section includes two panel sections angled outwardly in an inverted V-shapes, and the central section has mounted thereon a plurality of cable connectors that receive cabling on the front side and the rear side of the patch panel frame. Each connector has a horizontal axis.

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