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US 5,765,698 AGranted
Panel assembly with angularly oriented hinges
AssigneeHubbell Incorporated
InventorTodd J. Bullivant
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Abstract
A panel assembly has a bracket with support elements for mounting the bracket on a wall. First and second panels are attached to the bracket by a bracket hinge for pivotal movement about a first pivot axis relative to the bracket between a closed position and an open position. A panel hinge couples the first panel to the second panel for pivotal movement of the first panel relative to the second panel about a second pivot axis between open and closed positions. The pivot axes are angularly oriented.
Claims29
A panel assembly, comprising:
- a bracket with support means for mounting said bracket on a wall;
- first and second panels attached to said bracket by a bracket hinge for pivotal movement about a first pivot axis relative to said bracket between a closed position and an open position;
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- a panel hinge coupling said first panel and said second panel for pivotal movement of said first panel relative to said second panel about a second pivot axis between open and closed positions, said pivot axes being angularly oriented.
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A panel assembly, comprising:
- a bracket with support means for mounting said bracket on a wall, said bracket having first and second side members and a base member extending between said first and second side members each of said first and second side members having a side member upper surface;
- first and second panels attached to said bracket;
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- a panel hinge coupling said first panel and said second panel for pivotal movement of said first panel relative to said second panel about a pivot axis between open and closed positions, said first panel being positioned above said second panel and having an uppermost surface extending between said side members when said first panel is in said closed position, a rear surface facing said base member when said first panel is in said closed position and a front surface opposite said rear surface, said first and second side members extending upwardly beyond said uppermost surface of said first panel when said first panel is in said open position and in said closed position such that said side member upper surfaces are spaced above said uppermost surface to enable stacking of a plurality of panel assemblies.
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A panel assembly, comprising:
- a bracket with support means for mounting said bracket on a wall, said bracket having first and second side members and a base member extending between said first and second side members;
- first and second panels attached to said bracket;
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- a panel hinge coupling said first panel and said second panel for pivotal movement of said first panel relative to said second panel about a pivot axis between open and closed positions, said first panel having an uppermost surface, a rear surface facing said base member when said first panel is in said closed position and a front surface opposite said rear surface, said first and second side members extending beyond said uppermost surface of said first panel to enable stacking of a plurality of panel assemblies,
- said first and second panels being attached to said bracket by a bracket hinge for pivotal movement about another pivot axis relative to said bracket between a closed position and an open position, said pivot axes being angularly oriented.
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A panel assembly, comprising:
- a bracket with support means for mounting said bracket on a wall, said bracket having first and second side members and a base member extending between said first and second side members, said first side member, said second side member, and said base member each having a cable entry aperture;
- first and second panels attached to said bracket, said first panel being a patch panel having a plurality of openings therethrough for receiving jacks and said second panel being a wire management panel;
- a panel hinge coupling said first panel and said second panel for pivotal movement of said first panel relative to said second panel about a pivot axis between open and closed positions, said first panel having an uppermost surface, a rear surface facing said base member when said first panel is in said closed position and a front surface opposite said rear surface, said first and second side members extending beyond said uppermost surface of said first panel to enable stacking of a plurality of panel assemblies;
- a plurality of jacks being attached to said plurality of openings, each of said jacks having a rear portion adjacent said rear surface of said patch panel and a front portion adjacent said front surface of said patch panel, said rear portion of each of said jacks facing said base member when said patch panel is in said closed position, said front portion facing opposite said rear portion;
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- indicating means being located on said rear portion of each of said jacks such that when said patch panel is in said closed position and when said front portion of each of said jacks is hidden from view, said indicating means indicating individual identities of said jacks.
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A panel assembly, comprising:
- a bracket with support means for mounting said bracket on a wall, said bracket having first and second side members each with an uppermost surface and a base member extending between said first and second side members, each of said first and second side members and said base member having a cable entry aperture;
- a patch panel and a wire management panel attached to said bracket by a bracket hinge for pivotal movement about a first pivot axis relative to said bracket between a closed position and an open position, said patch panel being located between said uppermost surfaces and said wire management panel and being spaced from said uppermost surfaces of said first and second side members, said patch panel having a rear surface, a front surface opposite said rear surface and a plurality of openings extending completely through said patch panel from said front surface to said rear surface;
- a panel hinge coupling said patch panel and said wire management panel for pivotal movement of said patch panel relative to said wire management panel about a second axis between an open position and a closed position, said pivot axes being substantially perpendicular to each other;
- a plurality of jacks, each of said jacks attached to one of said plurality of openings;
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- at least one screw for selectively fastening said panels to said bracket.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.