US Patent 12022245 Easy access patch panel

Technology allowing for easy access to connectors in a patch panel. In one of the configurations a patch panel includes at least one patch panel subassembly, each patch panel subassembly including at least one mounting plate and a plurality of port assemblies, the at least one mounting plate being configured to accommodate the port assemblies so that each port assembly can individually translate along a direction parallel to a surface of the mounting plate and can rotate about an axis perpendicular to the surface of the mounting plate.