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US 2008/0176445 A1Published application
Patch panel with a variable angle
AssigneeRIT Technologies Ltd.
InventorsPinchas SHIFRIS, Yaakov Haggay, Uriya Mantver, Ilan Kelmer
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Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention are directed to an angled patch panel with a variable angle, the patch panel may be mounted on a communication rack and may have first and second patch panel elements connected by a hinge to enable angular movement of the patch panel elements relative to each other.
Claims16
A patch panel mountable on a communication rack, the patch panel comprising:
- first and second patch panel elements;
- and
- a hinge connecting the patch panel elements such that angular movement of the patch panel elements relative to each other is enabled.
A method for managing a patch panel mountable on a communication rack, the method comprising:
- terminating a cable to the rear side of said patch panel when a first and a second patch panel elements are forming an angle of 180°;
- and
- changing the angle between said first and said second patch panel elements by an angular movement of said first and second patch panel elements around a hinge.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.