Patch panels with communications connectors that are rotatable about a vertical axis
First Claim
1. A patch panel configured for mounting to a network rack, comprising:
- a frame including mounting features at opposite lateral ends for mounting the patch panel to the network rack;
a bezel mounted to the patch panel, the bezel including a plurality of outlet apertures; and
a plurality of communication outlets mounted in respective ones of the outlet apertures, each of the outlets including a plurality of electrical contacts within a plug aperture configured to receive a mating plug, the plug aperture having a generally horizontal axis for receiving the mating plug and further including a plug latch recess, the outlets being oriented such that the plug latch recess is positioned on one side edge of the plug aperture when the patch panel is mounted on the network rack.
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Abstract
A patch panel configured for mounting to a network rack, includes: a frame including mounting features at opposite lateral ends for mounting the patch panel to the network rack; a bezel mounted to the patch panel, the bezel including a plurality of outlet apertures, and a plurality of communication outlets mounted in respective ones of the outlet apertures. Each of the outlets includes a plurality of electrical contacts within a plug aperture configured to receive a mating plug. The plug aperture has a generally horizontal axis for receiving the mating plug and further includes a plug latch recess. The outlets are oriented such that the plug latch recess is positioned on one side edge of the plug aperture.
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26 Claims
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1. A patch panel configured for mounting to a network rack, comprising:
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a frame including mounting features at opposite lateral ends for mounting the patch panel to the network rack; a bezel mounted to the patch panel, the bezel including a plurality of outlet apertures; and a plurality of communication outlets mounted in respective ones of the outlet apertures, each of the outlets including a plurality of electrical contacts within a plug aperture configured to receive a mating plug, the plug aperture having a generally horizontal axis for receiving the mating plug and further including a plug latch recess, the outlets being oriented such that the plug latch recess is positioned on one side edge of the plug aperture when the patch panel is mounted on the network rack. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A patch panel configured for mounting to a network rack, comprising:
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a frame including mounting features at opposite lateral ends for mounting the patch panel to the network rack; a bezel mounted to the patch panel, the bezel including a generally planar face plate and a plurality of outlet apertures in the face plate, wherein a plane defined by the mounting features is substantially parallel to the face plate; and a plurality of communication outlets mounted in respective ones of the outlet apertures, each of the outlets including a plurality of electrical contacts within a plug aperture configured to receive a mating plug, the plug aperture having a generally horizontal axis for receiving the mating plug, the outlets being oriented such that the horizontal axes of the plug outlet apertures extend at an oblique angle from the face plate. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A patch panel configured for mounting to a network rack, comprising:
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a frame the patch panel including mounting features at opposite lateral ends for mounting the patch panel to the network rack; a bezel mounted to the patch panel, the bezel including a front face plate with a plurality of outlet apertures and top and bottom panels mounted to the face plate; and a plurality of communication outlets mounted in respective ones of the outlet apertures, each of the outlets including a plurality of electrical contacts within a plug aperture configured to receive a mating plug, the plug aperture having a generally horizontal axis for receiving the mating plug and further including a plug latch recess, the outlets being oriented such that the plug latch recess is positioned on one side edge of the plug aperture and such that the horizontal axis of each plug aperture extends at an oblique angle away from its respective plug aperture when the patch panel is mounted on the network rack, and wherein the top and bottom panels of the bezel include notches that receive therein portions of the outlets. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A patch panel configured for mounting to a network rack, comprising:
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a frame including mounting features at opposite lateral ends for mounting the patch panel to the network rack; a bezel mounted to the patch panel, the bezel including a plurality of outlet apertures; and a plurality of communication outlets mounted in respective ones of the outlet apertures, each of the outlets including a plurality of electrical contacts within a plug aperture configured to receive a mating plug, the plug aperture having a generally horizontal axis for receiving the mating plug, the outlets being rotatable about a vertical axis between a forwardly-facing orientation and a forwardly- and laterally-facing orientation within the outlet aperture. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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Specification