Robert J Neumann, 671 Repton Pl UNIT 1334, Watertown, MA 02472

2013017, Jul 11, 2013

Mar 4, 2013

13/784316

Methode Electronics, Inc. - Chicago IL, US
David E. Hildreth - Flower Mound TX, US
Robert C. Neumann - Plano TX, US
Tyler M. Miller - Lewisville TX, US

Methode Electronics, Inc. - Chicago IL

G02B 6/44

385135, 29428

A rack cabling system including a rack having mounted thereon a first hardware component and a patch panel housing mounted on the rack adjacent the first hardware component. The patch panel housing populates no more than a three rack unit (RU space), the patch panel housing including a first end having cable pathway openings and a second end having connector elements mounted therein. The patch panel may have a first cable pathway opening located adjacent the first side of the housing and defining a primary position and a first connector element mounted on the second end and the first connector element having a first position corresponding to the primary position of the first cable pathway opening. Cable harnesses are routed with less than three bends of the cables between the first hardware component and the patch panel housing, so that the first cable harness is terminated at the first connector element in the first position.