Patch panel system
AssigneeTyco Electronics Corporation
InventorsSam Denovich, James Joseph Eberle, Jr., Michael Patrick Green, John Carey Hoffer
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Abstract
A patch panel system is provided that comprises a frame, a patch panel and connector ports. The patch panel is attached to the frame and has first and second connectivity interfaces. The first connectivity interface has multiple sections joined to form an N-sided portion of a polygon where N is greater than 2. The connector ports are provided at the first connectivity interface. The sections of the first connectivity interface have planar front surfaces that are oriented at obtuse angles to one another.
Claims24
A patch panel system, comprising:
- a frame;
- a patch panel attachable to said frame, said patch panel including a first connectivity interface having multiple connector receiving sections extending along a substantially arcuate path and joined to form an N-sided portion of a non-closed polygon where N is greater than two, said patch panel including a wedge shaped body with opposed front and back walls, at least one of said front and back walls being generally arcuately shaped;
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- connector ports provided on at least two adjacent sections of said first connectivity interface.
A patch panel, comprising:
- a body;
- a first connectivity interface provided on said body, said first connectivity interface having multiple sections extending along a substantially arcuate path and joined to form an N-sided portion of a polygon where N is greater than two;
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- connector ports provided on at least two immediately adjacent sections of said multiple sections of said first connectivity interface, said connector ports provided at said first connectivity interface arranged into connector modules, each of said connector ports in a first connector module being communicatively coupled to a single common multi-data stream connector port provided at a second connectivity interface of said patch panel.
A patch panel, comprising:
- a body having a front, wall and a back wall extending between opposed side walls, said front, back and side walls defining a wedge shape, at least one of said front and back walls being generally arcuately shaped;
- a first connectivity interface provided on said body, said front wall defining said first connectivity interface, said first connectivity interface having multiple sections extending along a substantially arcuate path and joined to form an N-sided portion of a polygon where N is greater than two;
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- connector ports provided on at least two of said multiple sections of said first connectivity interface.
A patch panel, comprising:
- a body;
- a first connectivity interface provided on said body, said first connectivity interface having multiple sections extending along a substantially arcuate path and joined to form an N-sided portion of a polygon where N is greater than two;
- connector ports provided on at least two of said multiple sections of said first connectivity interface;
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- a multi-port connector provided in a second connectivity interface of said patch panel, said multi-port connector conveying multiple independent data streams associated with multiple independent users.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.