Telecommunications patch panel with angled connector modules
AssigneeADC Telecommunications, Inc.
InventorMichael Jay Follingstad
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Abstract
A telecommunications patch panel is provided having a plurality of connector modules rotatably mounted to a frame member. Each connector module has a front face and an opposite facing rear face, and each front face includes a plurality of connector jacks. Each rear face includes a plurality of wire termination blocks. The wire termination blocks are electrically connected to the connector jacks. Each connector module is rotatable about a rotation axis relative to the frame member. A lock selectively locks each connector module to the frame member as desired. The connector jacks and the connector modules are arranged in linear arrays perpendicular to the axis of rotation.
Claims15
A telecommunications panel comprising:
- a frame having a first end and a second end, wherein the frame has a length that extends from the first end to the second end of the frame, the frame including front spacers, a top portion and an opposing bottom portion to form a plurality of closed openings;
- a first connector module that mounts in the closed openings and that supports a first plurality of jacks defining ports for receiving connectors, wherein the first connector module can be oriented with a front face of the first connector module angled toward the first end of the frame or with the front face of the first connector module angled toward the second end of the frame;
- a second connector module that mounts in the closed openings and that supports a second plurality of jacks defining ports for receiving connectors, wherein the second connector module can be oriented with a front face of the second connector module angled toward the first end of the frame or with the front face of the second connector module angled toward the second end of the frame;
- a third connector module that mounts in the closed openings and that supports a third plurality of jacks defining ports for receiving connectors, wherein the third connector module can be oriented with a front face of the third connector module angled toward the first end of the frame or with the front face of the third connector module angled toward the second end of the frame;
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- a fourth connector module that mounts in the closed openings and that supports a fourth plurality of jacks defining ports for receiving connectors, wherein the fourth connector module can be oriented with a front face of the fourth connector module angled toward the first end of the frame or with the front face of the fourth connector module angled toward the second end of the frame;
- wherein the first, second, third, and fourth connector modules generally lie within a common plane.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.