Patent ID: 9581781
Date: 2017-02-28
CPC Classifications: G02B

Claim:
1. A communication patch panel apparatus comprising: a support arm having a proximal segment and a distal segment pivotably coupled to the proximal segment, the distal segment for pivotably coupling to a rack pole of a housing and the proximal segment for fixing to a tray of a communication patch panel device having a plurality of ports configured to connect to cables, wherein the tray is engageable with the housing to have a first position within the housing and a second position pulled out of the housing; wherein the apparatus is in an installed state when the support arm is coupled to the rack pole and fixed to the tray, and, when in the installed state, as the tray transitions from the first position to the second position, the tray and the support arm are capable of rotating with respect to the housing, wherein the proximal segment includes a length portion extending from an end of the proximal segment at which the proximal segment is coupled to the distal segment, the length portion configured for fixedly coupling along a side of the tray from a distal end of the tray extending toward a proximal end of the tray.