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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 23, 2013
Filed:
May. 04, 2012
Michael Jay Follingstad, Prior Lake, MN (US);
Michael Jay Follingstad, Prior Lake, MN (US);
ADC Telecommunications, Inc., Berwyn, PA (US);
Abstract
A telecommunications patch panel is provided having a plurality of connector modules rotatably mounted to a frame member. Each connector module has a front face and an opposite facing rear face, and each front face includes a plurality of connector jacks. Each rear face includes a plurality of wire termination blocks. The wire termination blocks are electrically connected to the connector jacks. Each connector module is rotatable about a rotation axis relative to the frame member. A lock selectively locks each connector module to the frame member as desired. The connector jacks and the connector modules are arranged in linear arrays perpendicular to the axis of rotation.