Foldable patch panel
AssigneeEverest Media Solutions, Inc
InventorsZiv SUSAN, Huang WEILIANG
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Abstract
A foldable patch panel assembly includes a front frame comprising two front panels that are connected by a hinge assembly to thereby permit folding of the front panels relative to each other, wherein each front panel includes one or more slots for receiving therein one or more arrays of jacks; and a rear bracket comprising two bracket sections that are foldable relative to each other, wherein each bracket section comprises at least one clamp for receiving a cable therethrough; and wherein each bracket section further comprises an arm that is foldable relative to the bracket section and configured to snap into an outer end of the front panel.
Claims16
A foldable patch panel assembly, comprising:
- a front frame comprising two front panels that are connected by a hinge assembly to thereby permit folding of the front panels relative to each other, wherein each front panel includes one or more slots for receiving therein one or more arrays of jacks;
- a rear bracket comprising two bracket sections that are foldable relative to each other, wherein each bracket section comprises at least one clamp for receiving a cable therethrough;
- and wherein each bracket section further comprises an arm that is foldable relative to the bracket section and configured to snap into an outer end of the front panel.
A method of assembling a foldable patch panel assembly, wherein the patch panel assembly comprises a front frame comprising two front panels that are connected by a hinge assembly to thereby permit folding of the front panels relative to each other, wherein each front panel includes one or more slots for receiving therein one or more arrays of jacks;
- and a bracket comprising two bracket sections that are foldable relative to each other, wherein each bracket section comprises at least one clamp for receiving a cable therethrough;
- and wherein each bracket section further comprises an arm that is foldable relative to the bracket section;
- the method comprising:
- opening the frame from a folded position to an opened position;
- fixing the frame in the opened position;
- opening the bracket from a folded position to an opened position;
- and
- attaching the arms of the bracket to the outer ends of the front panels.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.