US Patent 7300308 Patch panel

An angled patch panel having left and right end panel sections and left and right central panel sections, each section having at least one connector mounting aperture. The left central panel section and left end panel section being attached together at an angle other than 180 degrees, and the right central panel section and right end panel section being attached together at an angle other than 180 degrees. The patch panel includes left and right mounting plates, and left and right end reawardly extending extension plates. The left end panel section extends from the left end extension plate inwardly and forwardly and terminates at a first forward position facing toward the left side, and the right end panel section extends from the right end extension plate inwardly and forwardly and terminating at a second forward position facing toward the right side, and the left central panel section extends from the left end panel section inwardly and forwardly and terminates at a third forward position facing toward the left side, and the right central panel section extends from the right end panel section inwardly and forwardly and terminates at a fourth forward position facing toward the right side. The third forward position being forward of the first forward position, and the fourth forward position being forward of the second forward position.