Patent ID: 7371109
Filing Date: 2008-05-13
Classification: H04Q

Abstract:
1. A patch panel for mounting on a wall or in a subrack, comprising: a front housing part; a rear housing part configured to be connected to the front housing part; at least two angle brackets configured to be connected to end faces of the front and rear housing parts for mounting the patch panel using the angle brackets, the angle brackets each including a spring detent shaped as a fork and having shanks; a front panel arranged at or included in the front housing part and embodied as a jumpering panel for routing data waiting on first lines of an incoming cable to second lines configured to be connected to the front panel using connection mechanisms; and a continuous guide slot arranged at the end faces and on adjacent sidewalls on an outer surface of the front and rear housing parts, the guide slots running around the front and rear housing parts when the first and second housing parts are connected, wherein the shanks are configured to be inserted into the guide slots by snapping in detent mechanisms included in the shanks and the continuous guide slot into the continuous guide slot from both a front housing side and a rear housing side.