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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 25, 2010
Filed:
Aug. 28, 2008
Jack K. Merrow, Bothel, WA (US);
Billy F Schoonover, Bellevue, WA (US);
Roy Hauner, Franklin Square, NY (US);
Jack K. Merrow, Bothel, WA (US);
Billy F Schoonover, Bellevue, WA (US);
Roy Hauner, Franklin Square, NY (US);
Leviton Manufacturing Co., Inc., Little Neck, NY (US);
Abstract
The present disclosure is directed to a patch panel. The patch panel has a bracket having a panel interface having a front surface and a back surface substantially parallel to each other, at least one opening in the panel interface extends from the front surface to the back surface, at least one mounting member on the front surface of the bracket, at least one mounting member on the back surface of the bracket, a first pair of opposing edges and a second pair of opposing edges, the first pair and second pair of opposing edges are formed perpendicular to the panel interface. The patch panel also has a patching module having a number of connection elements, such as jacks, on a front side of the patching module and a number of connectors, such as insulation displacement connectors, on a back side of the patching module, wherein each connector is associated with one of the connection elements on the front side of the patching module.