Patent ID: 8061534

Claim:
For an equipment rack having an interior to receive equipment for support thereof by the equipment rack, a panel assembly comprising: a housing having a plurality of elongated sides and a door, both the plurality of elongated sides and the door extending between a first end and a second end of the housing, the door being pivotably coupled to a first stationary one of the plurality of elongated sides for selective rotation between a closed position and an open position relative to a second stationary one of the plurality of elongated sides, the door extending between the first and second stationary elongated sides when the door is in the closed position, the door being positioned away from the second stationary elongated side when in the open position, the plurality of elongated sides and the door arranged to define an area with a first opening at the first end of the housing and a second opening at the second end of the housing when the door is in the closed position, the first opening and the second opening inwardly communicating with the area, the door having apertures shaped and sized to receive connectors for mounting to the housing; and an attachment portion shaped and coupled with the housing to be used to couple the housing with the equipment rack to position at least a portion of the housing in a location outside of the interior of the equipment rack.