Theodore A. Conorich - Lake Hiawatha NJ Leonard H. Drexler - Carmel IN Ronald L. Wild - Carmel IN
Assignee:
Avaya Technology Corp. - Basking Ridge NJ
International Classification:
H01R 1372 H01R 424 H01R 426 H01R 1120
US Classification:
439501
Abstract:
A patch panel with reverse cordage exit patch cord incorporates a plurality of jacks, with each of the jacks having a plug-receiving cavity formed therein. The jacks are mounted to the patch panel so that their respective plug-receiving cavities are oriented away from the mounting surface to which the panel is mounted. In a preferred embodiment, the patch panel incorporates patch cords with cordage extending from their respective patch cord plugs in a first direction. Each patch cord plug is adapted to matingly engage a plug-receiving cavity of a patch panel jack when the patch cord plug is inserted into the plug-receiving cavity in the first direction. Thus configured, the cordage of the patch cord is directed toward the mounting surface when the plug of the patch cord engages the plug-receiving cavity of the patch panel.