# US 10,772,231 B2 · Patch panel including a device for attaching a plug-in module > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,772,231 B2 - Document ID: US10772231B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 15/776,909 - Filed: 2016-10-28 - Published: 2018-11-29 - Granted: 2020-09-08 - Earliest claimed: 2015-11-17 - Assignees: Legrand SNC; Legrand France - Applicants: Legrand Snc; Legrand France - Inventors: Alain Palumbo - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10772231B2 ## CPC - H05K 7/1454: {Alignment mechanisms; Drawout cases} - H01R 31/005: {Intermediate parts for distributing signals} - H04Q 1/023: {using sliding mechanisms for accessing the interior of the apparatus} - H04Q 1/13: {Patch panels for monitoring, interconnecting or testing circuits, e.g. patch bay, patch field or jack field; Patching modules} - H05K 7/186: {for supporting telecommunication equipment (selecting apparatus H04Q1/02)} - H01R 24/64: for high frequency, e.g. RJ 45 - H01R 2107/00: Four or more poles - H05K: PRINTED CIRCUITS; CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS; MANUFACTURE OF ASSEMBLAGES OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS - H01R: ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS - H04Q: SELECTING (switches, relays, selectors H01H; wireless communication networks H04W) ## Abstract Some embodiments are directed to a patch panel including a frame, at least one plug-in module including connectors, arranged in such a way as to slide between a pushed-in position in which the plug-in module is placed in a housing in the frame and an extracted position in which the plug-in module is outside the housing, the panel further including a device for attaching the plug-in module to the frame, the attachment device including: at least one flexible elongate body arranged in such a way as to slide with respect to the frame and/or to the plug-in module; a first end designed to attach the plug-in module to the attachment device when the plug-in module is in the extracted position; and a second end designed to attached the attachment device to the frame when the plug-in module is in the extracted position. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A patch panel, comprising: a frame; a housing in the frame; at least one drawer including connectors, arranged in such a way as to slide between a pushed-in position in which the drawer is placed in the housing in the frame, and an extracted position in which the drawer is outside the housing completely dissociated from the frame; and an attachment device for attaching the drawer to the frame, the attachment device including: at least one flexible elongate body arranged in such a way as to slide with respect to the frame and to the drawer; a first end designed to attach the drawer to the attachment device in the extracted position of the drawer; and a second end designed to attach the attachment device to the frame in the extracted position of the drawer; wherein the drawer and the frame include a slide arranged in such a way as to allow the at least one elongate body to slide, the frame includes a sliding plane on which the drawer slides, the at least one elongate body includes a flat surface able to slide on the sliding plane, and in the frame, the at least one elongate body extends in the sliding plane only. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The panel as claimed in claim 1, wherein the drawer and/or the frame includes a passage arranged in such a way as to allow the at least one elongate body to slide therein. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The panel as claimed in claim 2, wherein: the first end includes an abutment arranged in such a way as to abut against a first passage when the drawer is in the extracted position; and/or the second end an abutment arranged in such a way as to abut against a second passage when the drawer is in the extracted position. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The panel as claimed in claim 3, wherein the passage includes a portion arranged in such a way as to allow for the insertion of the abutment into the passage via the portion. ### Claim 5 (depends on 3) The panel according to claim 3, wherein the abutment includes a flared and recessed shape at its centre, able to be deformed in such a way as to allow for a forced entry into the passage. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The panel as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first end is fixed to the drawer. ### Claim 7 (depends on 2) The panel according to claim 2, wherein the first end is arranged in such a way as to slide with respect to a first passage, and the second end is arranged in such a way as to slide with respect to a second passage. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The panel as claimed in claim 1, wherein the at least one elongate body is made of a thermoplastic material including polypropylene. ### Claim 9 (depends on 4) The panel according to claim 4, wherein the abutment includes a flared and recessed shape at its centre, able to be deformed in such a way as to allow for a forced entry into the passage. ### Claim 10 (depends on 2) The panel as claimed in claim 2, wherein the drawer and/or the frame comprises a slide arranged in such a way as to allow the at least one elongate body to slide therein. ### Claim 11 (depends on 3) The panel as claimed in claim 3, wherein the drawer and/or the frame comprises a slide arranged in such a way as to allow the at least one elongate body to slide therein. ### Claim 12 (depends on 4) The panel as claimed in claim 4, wherein the drawer and/or the frame comprises a slide arranged in such a way as to allow the at least one elongate body to slide therein. ### Claim 13 (depends on 5) The panel as claimed in claim 5, wherein the drawer and/or the frame comprises a slide arranged in such a way as to allow the at least one elongate body to slide therein. ### Claim 14 (depends on 2) The panel as claimed in claim 2, wherein the first end is fixed to the drawer. ### Claim 15 (depends on 3) The panel as claimed in claim 3, wherein the first end is fixed to the drawer. ### Claim 16 (depends on 4) The panel as claimed in claim 4, wherein the first end is fixed to the drawer. ### Claim 17 (depends on 5) The panel as claimed in claim 5, wherein the first end is fixed to the drawer. ### Claim 18 (depends on 1) The panel as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first end is fixed to the drawer.