Patent ID: 7591687

Claim:
A patch panel mountable to a network rack, comprising: a frame having a first mounting portion and a second mounting portion, wherein the first mounting portion and the second mounting portion are located at opposite longitudinal ends of the frame; wherein the frame includes a first panel section adjacent to the first mounting portion and a second panel section adjacent to the second mounting portion, wherein the first panel section and the second panel section are angled relative to each other; wherein the first panel section comprises a first row of connector openings aligned along a first pitch line, wherein the first pitch line is at a first acute angle with respect to the longitudinal length of the first panel section, and wherein the first pitch line and the longitudinal length of the first panel section are coplanar; and wherein the second panel section comprises a second row of connector openings aligned along a second pitch line, wherein the second pitch line is at a second acute angle with respect to the longitudinal length of the second panel section, and wherein the second pitch line and the longitudinal length of the second panel section are coplanar.