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US 6,599,149 B2Granted
Patch panel
AssigneeSurtec Industries Inc.
InventorMichael Chen
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Abstract
A patch panel in which an adapter and a panel can be installed on the framework of a machine with fewer components. A catch and a flange can be fitted and pegged to one another on the adapter and the panel, so when the adapter and the panel are separately positioned at the front and rear of the machine framework respectively, the catch and the flange will lock onto each other and enable the adapter and the panel to be held tightly on either side of the machine framework, thus completing the assembly without the use of any screws.
Claims6
A patch panel comprising:
- an adapter including a circuit board, a jack and an IDC, said jack and IDC being fixed on the circuit board and connected to each other by means of a printing circuit on the circuit board, the jack being equipped with several catches found on both sides of the jack;
- a plate-shaped machine framework for supporting the adapter, said framework including a plurality of first holes, so that whenever the adapter is installed behind the machine framework, the jack passes through the first holes to be exposed;
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- a planar panel lying against a front of the machine framework, said panel including a plurality of second holes which allow the jack to be exposed, and a plurality of flanges on the back of the panel for locking the catches.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.