Telecommunications Patching Systems with Obliquely-Angled Patching Modules
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1. A telecommunications patching system, comprising:
- a carrier having a generally vertically disposed carrier panel, the carrier panel including a cutout area; and
a plurality of patching modules, each of the patching modules having a main panel and a plurality of telecommunications connectors mounted thereon;
wherein the patching modules are inserted into the cutout area so that the main panels thereof are substantially parallel to each other, and so that the main panels define an oblique angle relative to vertical.
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Abstract
A telecommunications patching system includes: a carrier having a generally vertically disposed carrier panel, the carrier panel including a cutout area; and a plurality of patching modules. Each of the patching modules has a main panel and a plurality of telecommunications connectors mounted thereon. The patching modules are inserted into the cutout area so that the main panels thereof are substantially parallel to each other, and so that the main panels define an oblique angle relative to vertical. In such a configuration port density can be increased over typical systems.
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1. A telecommunications patching system, comprising:
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a carrier having a generally vertically disposed carrier panel, the carrier panel including a cutout area; and a plurality of patching modules, each of the patching modules having a main panel and a plurality of telecommunications connectors mounted thereon; wherein the patching modules are inserted into the cutout area so that the main panels thereof are substantially parallel to each other, and so that the main panels define an oblique angle relative to vertical. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 18)
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11. A telecommunications patching system, comprising:
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a carrier having a generally vertically disposed carrier panel, the carrier panel including a cutout area; and a plurality of patching modules, each of the patching modules having a main panel and a plurality of telecommunications connectors mounted thereon; wherein the patching modules are inserted into the cutout area so that the main panels thereof are substantially parallel to each other, and so that adjacent patching modules are sequentially offset from each other. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20)
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21. A telecommunications patching system, comprising:
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a carrier having a generally vertically disposed carrier panel, the carrier panel including a cutout area, the cutout area having upper and lower edges with serrations; and a plurality of patching modules, each of the patching modules having a main panel and a plurality of telecommunications connectors mounted thereon; wherein the patching modules are inserted into the cutout area so that the main panels thereof are maintained substantially parallel to each other by the serrations in the upper and lower edges of the carrier. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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