US 6,981,893 B2
Angled patch panel with cable support bar for network cable racks
Jed M. Barker, Orland Park, Ill. (US); Mark J. Donnell, Orland Park, Ill. (US); and Kevin E. Honan, Tinley Park, Ill. (US)
Assigned to Panduit Corp., Tinley Park, Ill. (US)
Filed on May 27, 2005, as Appl. No. 11/139,327.
Application 11/139327 is a continuation of application No. 10/941472, filed on Sep. 15, 2004, granted, now 6,918,786.
Application 10/941472 is a continuation of application No. 09/916923, filed on Jul. 26, 2001, granted, now 6,866,541.
Prior Publication US 2005/0215112 A1, Sep. 29, 2005
Int. Cl. H01R 13/60 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 439—540.1 2 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A patch panel mountable to a network rack, comprising:
a frame having rack mounting members provided on opposite longitudinal ends of the frame,
wherein the frame includes a first panel section and a second panel section angled relative thereto, by an obtuse angle between 90° and 180°, each of the first and second panel sections having mountable thereon a first connector located a first distance from a horizontal axis extending between the opposite longitudinal ends of the frame, and a second connector located a second distance from the horizontal axis extending between the opposite longitudinal ends of the frame, the second distance being greater than the first distance.