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US 5,145,380 AGranted
Patch panel
AssigneeHomaco, Inc.
InventorsBruce D. Holcomb, Franklin D. Lantz
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AssigneeHomaco, Inc.
InventorsBruce D. Holcomb, Franklin D. Lantz
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A commnication system patch panel is the subject matter of the present disclosure. The present patch panel provides a convenient device for selectively connecting a wire from one plurality of wires to a selected wire of another plurality of wires. The patch panel includes a front side having an access opening on its front side. The patch panel includes a mounting plate which is adapted for being mounted on a vertical surface. A plurality of connector blocks is mounted on one side of the mounting plate. A portion of the connector blocks is adapted to be connected to wires which are connected to a communication network. Each of the connector blocks of the remainder of the connector blocks is adapted to be connected to wires which are connected to terminals. Each of the blocks adapted to be connected to a wire connected to a communication network is connected to a respective network jack. The network jacks are mounted on one side of the mounting plate at the front of the patch panel. Each of the blocks adapted to be connected to a wire connected to a terminal is connected to a respective terminal jack. The terminal jacks are mounted on the one side of the mounting plate at the front of the patch panel. The network jacks and the terminal jacks are adapted to receive opposed ends of a patch cord for electrically connecting a selected network jack to a selected terminal jack.
A patch panel having a front side and an access on its front side for use in selectively interconnecting a selected portion of a communication network with a selected terminal including;
A patch panel having a front side and an access on its front side for use in selectively interconnecting a selected portion of a communication network with a selected terminal including;
A patch panel having a front side and an access on its front side for use in selectively interconnecting a selected portion of a communication network with a selected terminal, as defined in claim I, including a cable split ring mounted on the one side of the mounting plate adjacent to the connector blocks.
A patch panel having a front side and an access on its front side for use in selectively interconnecting a selected portion of a communication network with a selected terminal, as defined in claim I, including a block housing being removably mounted on the mounting plate and covering the connector blocks, the first mentioned jacks are positioned in line on the one side of the mounting plate, and said second jacks are positioned in a second line on the one side of the mounting panel spaced from and substantially parallel to the first mentioned line of first mentioned jacks.
A patch panel having a front side and an access on its front side for use in selectively interconnecting a selected portion of a communication network with a selected terminal including;
A patch panel having a front side and an access on its front side for use in selectively interconnecting a selected portion of a communication network with a selected terminal including;
A patch panel having a front side and an access on its front side for use in selectively interconnecting a selected portion of a communication system with a terminal including;
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.