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US 12,610,164 B2Granted
Patch panel with extension cable storage
AssigneeGo!Foton Holdings, Inc.
InventorsKenichiro Takeuchi, David Zhi Chen
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Abstract
A patch panel, including a front portion for accommodating a plurality of front side ports, and a back portion for accommodating one or more back side ports and for storing one or more extension cables; and one or more inner cables for connecting at least one of the front side ports to at least one of the back side ports, wherein the patch panel is configured such that when the patch panel is placed in a rack, the front side ports are proximate a first side of the rack, and the back side ports are proximate a second side of the rack, the first side of the rack and the second side of the rack being opposite, or substantially opposite, one another.
Claims22
A patch panel, comprising:
- an enclosure having a front portion for accommodating a plurality of front side ports, and a back portion for accommodating one or more back side ports and for storing one or more extension cables;
- and
- one or more inner cables for connecting at least one of the front side ports to at least one of the back side ports,
- wherein the enclosure is configured such that when the patch panel is placed in a rack, the front side ports are proximate a first side of the rack, and the back side ports are proximate a second side of the rack, the first side of the rack and the second side of the rack being opposite, or substantially opposite, one another,
- wherein the one or more extension cables include one or more connectors configured to connect with one or more of the back side ports,
- wherein the one or more extension cables are stored in a spool that is rotatable independent of the one or more back side ports, and the back portion is configured to accommodate the spool with the one or more extension cables stored in the spool, and
- wherein the spool is slidably removable from the back portion of the enclosure, wherein the spool is fully rotatable such that the one or more extension cables may be completely unspooled from the spool by pulling on an end of the one or more extension cables, and wherein the one or more back side ports are positioned at a back end of the back portion of the enclosure such that the one or more back side ports are accessible by hand.
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A patch panel, comprising:
- a rack attachment mechanism for movably securing the patch panel to a rack;
- a front portion for accommodating a plurality of front side ports;
- a back portion for accommodating one or more back side ports and for storing one or more extension cables;
- and
- one or more inner cables for connecting at least one of the front side ports to at least one of the back side ports,
- wherein the patch panel is configured such that when the patch panel is placed in the rack, the front portion is proximate a first side of the rack, and the back portion is proximate a second side of the rack, the first side of the rack and the second side of the rack being opposite, or substantially opposite, one another,
- wherein the one or more extension cables are stored in a spool that is rotatable independent of the one or more back side ports, and the back portion is configured to accommodate the spool with the one or more extension cables stored in the spool, and
- wherein the spool is fully rotatable such that the one or more extension cables may be completely unspooled from the spool by pulling on an end of the one or more extension cables, and wherein the one or more back side ports are positioned at a back end of the back portion such that the one or more back side ports are accessible by hand.
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A patch panel, comprising:
- a rack attachment mechanism for fixation of the patch panel to a rack;
- and
- a tray accommodating a spool and a plurality of spool supports, the plurality of spool supports being positionable on the tray such that each spool support of the plurality of spool supports is external to the spool and adjacent to a peripheral side of the spool such that the spool supports constrain translational movement of the spool through contact with the spool and are arrangeable to allow the spool to be removed from the tray by sliding the spool away from the spool supports,
- wherein at least one spool support of the plurality of spool supports is movable relative to the tray to adjust the plurality of spool supports from a first arrangement constraining the spool to a first position on the tray to a second arrangement where the spool is removable from the tray.
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