Patent ID: 8119915

Claim:
A patch panel for use with cables and an equipment rack having spaced apart first and second side members that are separated to receive equipment therebetween, the first side member being positioned along a first side of the equipment rack, and the second side member being positioned along a second side of the equipment rack, the patch panel comprising: a first portion couplable to the first side member of the equipment rack and having a plurality of connectors couplable to the cables, the first portion extending away from the first side of the equipment rack and toward the second side of the same equipment rack; a second portion couplable to the second side member of the same equipment rack, the second portion extending away from the second side of the equipment rack and toward the first side of the same equipment rack, the first portion and the second portion being separated by a distance along a first direction extending between the first and second sides of the same equipment rack; and a connectorless portion positioned between and coupled to the first portion and the second portion, the connectorless portion including an enclosure extending in a second direction that is other than parallel to the first direction and sized to receive and route the cables in the second direction when the cables are coupled to the plurality of connectors of the first portion.