US 5,401,193 AGranted

Patch panel system

OwnerRae-Ann Lo Cicero, Stuart Morgan +2inventors

InventorsRae-Ann Lo Cicero, Stuart Morgan, Michael Romm, Norman Wainio

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Abstract

Apparatus for patching cables includes a panel 10, FIG. 2 having a patch side for exposing patching connectors, and a punch-down side opposite the patch side for exposing punch-down terminals associated with the connectors. A bracket 12, FIG. 2 supports the panel in a vertical position with the patch side exposed to users. Pivots attach one edge of the panel to the bracket so that the panel can be tilted about the pivot into a position in which the patch side is no longer exposed to users and the punch-down side is exposed to users. There is a supporting surface 40, FIG. 2 for supporting the patch side, when tilted, sufficiently to permit punching down of wires on the punch-down side. The panel may include color coded marking on the patch side for classifying the connector application.

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Apparatus for patching cables, comprising

a panel having a patch side for exposing patching connectors, and a punch-down side opposite the patch side for exposing punch-down terminals associated with the connectors,
a bracket for supporting the panel in a vertical position with the patch side exposed to users,
pivots for attaching one edge of the panel to the bracket so that the panel can be tilted about the pivot into a position in which the patch side is no longer exposed to users and the punch-down side is exposed to users, and
a support member disposed to contact the patch side of the panel such that, when the panel is tilted, the support member provides support to permit punching down of wires on the punch-down side, wherein the support member is part of a tray mounted on the bracket, and, wherein the tray is mounted to permit the tray to be moved horizontally towards and away from the panel.

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