Angled Patch Panel with Pitched Connector Alignment
First Claim
1. A patch panel mountable to a network rack, comprising:
- a frame having a first mounting portion and a second mounting portion, wherein the first mounting portion and the second mounting portion are located at opposite longitudinal ends of the frame;
wherein the frame includes a first panel section adjacent to the first mounting portion and a second panel section adjacent to the second mounting portion, wherein the first panel section and the second panel section are angled relative to each other;
wherein the first panel section comprises a first row of connector openings aligned along a first pitch line, and wherein the first pitch line is angled relative to the longitudinal length of the first panel section; and
wherein the second panel section comprises a second row of connector openings aligned along a second pitch line, and wherein the second pitch line is angled relative to the longitudinal length of the second panel section.
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Abstract
A patch panel mountable to a network rack is provided. The patch panel may include a frame with first and second mounting portions that are each located at opposite longitudinal ends of the frame. The frame may also include a first panel section adjacent to the first mounting portion and a second panel section adjacent to the second mounting portion. The first and second panel sections may be angled relative to each other. Additionally, the first panel section may include a first row of connector openings aligned along a first pitch line, with the first pitch line preferably being angled relative to the longitudinal length of the first panel section. Similarly, the second panel section may include a second row of connector openings aligned along a second pitch line, with the second pitch line preferably being angled relative to the longitudinal length of the second panel section.
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21 Claims
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1. A patch panel mountable to a network rack, comprising:
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a frame having a first mounting portion and a second mounting portion, wherein the first mounting portion and the second mounting portion are located at opposite longitudinal ends of the frame; wherein the frame includes a first panel section adjacent to the first mounting portion and a second panel section adjacent to the second mounting portion, wherein the first panel section and the second panel section are angled relative to each other; wherein the first panel section comprises a first row of connector openings aligned along a first pitch line, and wherein the first pitch line is angled relative to the longitudinal length of the first panel section; and wherein the second panel section comprises a second row of connector openings aligned along a second pitch line, and wherein the second pitch line is angled relative to the longitudinal length of the second panel section. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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