Patchboard

A patchboard, comprising:

• a plurality of socket blocks, each of which has a box-shaped housing with two end faces each of which has at least one terminal region, and four side faces which extend between the end faces, each of which has at least one connecting element for connection to another socket block, the connecting elements being located on opposite ones of said side faces and being arranged corresponding to one another each having a longitudinal extension which runs parallel to a longitudinal extension of the respective side face,
• wherein on at least two bordering side faces of the socket blocks there is provided at least one elastic locating arm with a respective locating hook, the locating arms each extending in the direction of the longitudinal extension of the respective side face and
• wherein at least on the side faces on which at least one locating arm is provided, at least one recess is provided in the side face by which the locating hook of one locating arm is accessible from one end face by means of a tool.

A socket block for constructing a patchboard, comprising:

• a box-shaped housing with two end faces and four side faces which extend between the end faces, the two end faces having at least one terminal region, and the side faces each having at least one connecting element for connection to another socket block, the connecting elements on opposite side faces being made and arranged corresponding to one another and the connecting elements each having a longitudinal extension which runs parallel to a longitudinal extension of the respective side face,
• wherein on each of at least two bordering side faces there is at least one elastic locating arm with a respective locating hook, the locating arms each extending in a direction of the longitudinal extension of the respective side face, and
• at least on the side faces on which the at least one locating arm is made, at least one recess for a tool is provided in the side face.