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US 7,094,095 B1Granted
Stair-stepped angled patch panel
AssigneePanduit Corp.
InventorJack E. Caveney
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Abstract
An angled patch panel is mountable to a network rack. The angled patch panel includes a patch panel frame, rack mounting members provided on opposite longitudinal ends of the frame, and a plurality of connectors mountable on the frame. The frame has a first panel section and a second panel section angled relative thereto by an obtuse angle between 90° and 180°. The first and second panel sections each define a front surface, and the plurality of connectors are oriented at an acute angle α relative to the front surface of either the first or second panel sections.
Claims3
An angled patch panel mountable to a network rack, comprising:
- a patch panel frame having a longitudinal width sized to fit within the network rack, the frame having a first panel section and a second panel section angled relative thereto by an obtuse angle between 90° and 180°, the first and second panel sections each defining a front surface;
- rack mounting members provided on opposite longitudinal ends of the frame defining a mounting plane (M);
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- a plurality of connectors mountable on the frame, the plurality of connectors being oriented at an acute angle (α) relative to the front surface of either the first or second panel sections.
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