Patent ID: 7934948
Filing Date: 2011-05-03
Classification: H01R,H04Q,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A telecommunications patch panel adapted for mounting to a rack, the telecommunications patch panel adapted to facilitate connection between one or more signal transmission cables and one or more corresponding patch cords, the telecommunications patch panel comprising: an elongate frame including a front face having a plurality of openings, the elongate frame extending along a length from a first end to a second end, the first and the second ends of the elongate frame being adapted for connection to the rack; a plurality of connector modules mounted on the elongate frame, the connector modules corresponding in number and position to the plurality of openings of the elongate frame, the connector modules including a front face at which a plurality of connectors are located, each of the connectors being adapted to receive an end of one of the patch cords; wherein each of the connector modules can be selectively positioned at either a first angled configuration or a second angled configuration relative to the elongate frame, wherein each of the front faces of the connector modules faces partially in a first direction extending from the second end to the first end of the elongate frame when each of the connector modules is mounted in the first angled configuration, wherein each of the front faces of the connector modules faces partially in a second direction extending from the first end to the second end of the elongate frame when each of the connector modules is mounted in the second angled configuration, wherein each of the front faces of the connector modules defines a first acute angle with the front face of the elongate frame when each of the connector modules is mounted in the first angled configuration, and wherein each of the front faces of the connector modules defines a second acute angle with the front face of the elongate frame when each of the connector modules is mounted in the second angled configuration, the second acute angles being opposite the first acute angles.