US 12,244,980 B2
Communications panel with selectable cable entry
Rodney C. Schoenfelder, Shakopee, MN (US)
Assigned to COMMSCOPE TECHNOLOGIES LLC, Hickory, NC (US)
Appl. No. 17/917,226
Filed by COMMSCOPE TECHNOLOGIES LLC, Hickory, NC (US)
PCT Filed Apr. 8, 2021, PCT No. PCT/US2021/026439
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Oct. 5, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/207534, PCT Pub. Date Oct. 14, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/081,038, filed on Sep. 21, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/007,594, filed on Apr. 9, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0156377 A1, May 18, 2023
Int. Cl. G02B 6/44 (2006.01); G02B 6/36 (2006.01); H04Q 1/02 (2006.01); H04Q 1/06 (2006.01)
CPC H04Q 1/021 (2013.01) [G02B 6/3624 (2013.01); H04Q 1/06 (2013.01)] 26 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A communication panel comprising:
a chassis including opposite first and second sides, a bottom, and a top extending along a forward-rearward axis between a front and a rear to define an interior;
a cable guide extending through the rear of the chassis, the cable guide defining a cable passage leading between the interior of the chassis and an exterior of the chassis; and
a cable anchor station disposed at the rear of the chassis, the cable anchor station including a support ledge and a mounting bracket, the support ledge extending outwardly from the rear of the chassis, the mounting bracket carrying at least one cable anchor, the mounting bracket being pivotally coupled to the support ledge to pivot relative to the chassis along a pivot arc between a first mounting position and a second mounting position, the mounting bracket defining a first cable routing path when disposed in the first mounting position and defining a second cable routing path when disposed in the second mounting position, the second cable routing path facing a different direction than the first cable routing path, wherein the first cable routing path guides a cable towards the first side of the chassis; and wherein the second cable routing path guides the cable towards the second side of the chassis.