Angled patch panel with cable support bar for network cable racks

Abstract

A patch panel mountable to a network rack includes a patch panel frame and rack mounting plates. The frame forms a central section having a longitudinal width sized to fit within the network rack. The rack mounting plates are provided on opposite longitudinal ends of the central section and allow the panel to be mounted to a network rack. The central section includes two panel sections angled outwardly in an inverted V-shape, and the central section has mounted thereon a plurality of cable connectors that receive cabling on the front side and the rear side of the patch panel frame. Each connector has a horizontal axis.

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       28 . A patch panel mountable to a network rack, comprising: 
 a frame having at least a first panel section and a second panel section angled relative thereto by an obtuse angle between 90° and 180°,    wherein each of the first and second panel sections has mountable thereon a first connector located a first distance from a horizontal axis extending between the first and second panel sections, and a second connector located a second distance from the horizontal axis extending between the first and second panel sections, the second distance being greater than the first distance.    
   
   
       29 . The patch panel of  claim 28 , wherein each of the first and second panel sections has mountable thereon a third connector located a third distance from the horizontal axis extending between the first and second panel sections, the third distance being greater than the second distance.