Angled patch panel with cable support bar for network cable racks
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1. A patch panel mountable to a network rack, comprising:
- a frame having rack mounting members provided on opposite longitudinal ends of the frame, wherein the frame includes a first panel section and a second panel section angled relative thereto, by an obtuse angle between 90° and
180°
, each of the first and second panel sections having mountable thereon a plurality of connectors having a front face, each of the connectors being located such that the distance from their front face to a second plane, which is parallel to a first plane that is in line with the longitudinal ends of the frame, and which is in front of the patch panel, is not greater than the distance to the second plane from the front face of any other connector of the patch panel which is farther from the center of the patch panel in a horizontal direction.
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Abstract
A patch panel mountable to a network rack includes a patch panel frame and rack mounting plates. The frame forms a central section having a longitudinal width sized to fit within the network rack. The rack mounting plates are provided on opposite longitudinal ends of the central section and allow the panel to be mounted to a network rack. The central section includes two panel sections angled outwardly in an inverted V-shape and the central section has mounted thereon a plurality of cable connectors that receive cabling on the front side and the rear side of the patch panel frame. Each connector has a horizontal axis.
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1. A patch panel mountable to a network rack, comprising:
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a frame having rack mounting members provided on opposite longitudinal ends of the frame, wherein the frame includes a first panel section and a second panel section angled relative thereto, by an obtuse angle between 90° and
180°
, each of the first and second panel sections having mountable thereon a plurality of connectors having a front face, each of the connectors being located such that the distance from their front face to a second plane, which is parallel to a first plane that is in line with the longitudinal ends of the frame, and which is in front of the patch panel, is not greater than the distance to the second plane from the front face of any other connector of the patch panel which is farther from the center of the patch panel in a horizontal direction. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A patch panel mountable to a network rack, comprising:
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a frame having rack mounting members provided on opposite longitudinal ends of the frame, wherein the frame includes a first panel section and a second panel section angled relative thereto, by an obtuse angle between 90° and
180°
, each of the first and second panel sections having mountable thereon a plurality of connectors having a front face, each of the connectors of the first panel section being located such that a distance from the front face to a second plane, which is parallel to a first plane that is in line with the longitudinal ends of the frame, and which is in front of the patch panel, is less than the distance to the second plane from the front face of any other connector positioned closer to the longitudinal end of the frame of the first panel section.
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