Bulkhead connector system including angled adapter

Abstract

An angled mounting plate is provided for mounting a connector at a bulkhead in an angled manner, such as for a coaxial or triaxial connector system. The angled mounting plate mounts to a yoke mounted around the connector. The yoke includes identical mounting halves held in place by fasteners. The yoke is held to the mounting plate by further fasteners. Vertical mounting plates can also be provided for mounting to the connectors. The bulkhead can be provided with mounting structure for mounting directly to the yokes.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A telecommunications connector mounting arrangement comprising:
 a) a plurality of mounting plates, each mounting plate defining an opening for receipt of a connector, each mounting plate including a planar back face including opposed mounting flanges; 
 b) a plurality of yokes, each yoke including a non-cylindrical central opening for receiving the connector, each yoke including two identical halves, wherein each yoke is mountable to one of the mounting plates for mounting to the connector; 
 c) a panel, wherein the mounting flanges of the back face of the mounting plates are mountable to the panel. 
 
     
     
       2. The arrangement of  claim 1 , further comprising a connector held by one of the yokes, a longitudinal axis of the connector at a non-perpendicular angle to the back face of the mounting plate. 
     
     
       3. The arrangement of  claim 1 , further comprising a connector held by one of the yokes, a longitudinal axis of the connector at a perpendicular angle to the back face of the mounting plate. 
     
     
       4. The arrangement of  claim 1 , wherein a first plurality of the mounting plates includes an angled front face at an angle to the back face and facing partially downwardly, the angled front face defining the opening for receipt of the connector. 
     
     
       5. The arrangement of  claim 1 , wherein each half of each yoke includes first and second opposite planar faces, and opposed side faces, one side face of one half cooperating with one side face of the other half to define the central opening for the yoke;
 wherein each half of each yoke further includes a first fastener opening extending between the opposed side faces for receipt of a first fastener to mount the halves around the connector, each half including a second fastener opening extending from one of the first and second faces toward the other of the first and second faces for receipt of a second fastener for mounting each half to a planar surface of the mounting plate generally parallel to the first and second faces. 
 
     
     
       6. The arrangement of  claim 5 , further comprising a captivated screw as the first fastener mounted to the first fastener opening of each half of each yoke. 
     
     
       7. The arrangement of  claim 5 , wherein the first fastener opening and the second fastener opening of each yoke each define a longitudinal axis which intersects one another, wherein each yoke half includes two first fastener openings and two second fastener openings. 
     
     
       8. A telecommunications connector mounting system comprising:
 a) a plurality of mounting plates, each mounting plate defining an opening for receipt of a connector, each mounting plate including a planar back face including opposed mounting flanges;   b) a mounting arrangement for mounting the connectors to the mounting plates wherein the mounting arrangement includes a plurality of yokes mountable to the mounting plates, each yoke including identical halves, wherein each half of each yoke includes first and second opposite planar faces, and opposed side faces, one side face of one half cooperating with one side face of the other half to define a central opening for the yoke;   wherein each half of each yoke further includes a first fastener opening extending between the opposed side faces for receipt of a first fastener to mount the halves around the connector, each half including a second fastener opening extending from one of the first and second faces toward the other of the first and second faces for receipt of a second fastener for mounting each half to a planar surface of the mounting plate generally parallel to the first and second faces;   c) a panel, wherein the mounting flanges of the back face of the mounting plates are mountable to the panel;   d) a connector terminating a cable and mounted to one of the mounting plates, a longitudinal axis of the connector at a non-perpendicular angle to the back face of the mounting plate.   
     
     
       9. The system of claim 8, further comprising a captivated screw as the first fastener mounted to the first fastener opening of each half of each yoke. 
     
     
       10. The system of claim 8, wherein the first fastener opening and the second fastener opening of each yoke each define a longitudinal axis which intersects one another, wherein each yoke half includes two first fastener openings and two second fastener openings. 
     
     
       11. The system of claim 8, wherein a first plurality of the mounting plates includes an angled front face at an angle to the back face and facing partially downwardly, the angled front face defining the opening for receipt of the connector. 
     
     
       12. The system of claim 8, further comprising a designation strip positioned on an angled face of one of the mounting plates. 
     
     
       13. A telecommunications connector mounting system comprising:
 a) a main panel extending in a generally vertical plane;   b) a plurality of yokes individually mounted to the main panel, the yokes each having an inner surface defining an aperture for receipt of a connector;   c) a plurality of connectors each terminating a cable, each connector mounted to one of the yokes, wherein the inner surface of each yoke engages an exterior surface of the connector to mount each connector to the main panel, wherein a first plurality of the connectors is positioned at a non-perpendicular angle relative to the vertical plane defined by the main panel, each connector of the first plurality of connectors defining a connector end facing partially downwardly;   d) wherein each yoke includes two identical halves, and the aperture includes a non-cylindrical shape, and each connector includes a non-cylindrical mating shape for mating with the non-cylindrical mating shape of the aperture.   
     
     
       14. A telecommunications connector mounting system comprising:
 a) a main panel extending in a generally vertical plane, the main panel including opposite end flanges on opposite horizontal ends of the main panel; each end flange including a plurality of fastener openings for mounting the main panel to a rack or frame, the main panel including a main opening;   b) a plurality of mounting plates mounted to top and bottom edges of the main panel over the main opening, each mounting plate including a connector opening for receipt of a connector;   c) a plurality of yokes individually mounted to a respective one of the mounting plates, the yokes each having an inner surface defining an aperture for receipt of one of the connectors, wherein each yoke includes two identical halves, and the aperture includes a non-cylindrical shape.   
     
     
       15. The system of claim 14, wherein the aperture in each of the yokes extends horizontally and perpendicularly to the vertical plane. 
     
     
       16. The system of claim 14, wherein the aperture in each of the yokes extends at a non-perpendicular angle to the vertical plane, wherein each of the apertures extends at least partially vertically downwardly and each of the apertures defines a connector axis which lies in a plane non-perpendicular to the vertical plane. 
     
     
       17. A telecommunications connector mounting system comprising:
 a) a main panel extending in a generally vertical plane, the main panel including opposite end flanges on opposite horizontal ends of the main panel; each end flange including a first plurality of fastener openings for mounting the main panel to a rack or frame, the main panel including a second plurality of fastener openings, the main panel including a main opening, the second plurality of fastener openings positioned around the periphery of the main opening;   b) a plurality of mounting plates mounted to the main panel at top and bottom edges of the main opening, each mounting plate including a connector opening for receipt of a connector, wherein the connector opening in each of the mounting plates extends at a non-perpendicular angle to the vertical plane, wherein each of the connector openings extends at least partially vertically downwardly and each of the connector openings defines a connector axis which lies in a plane non-perpendicular to the vertical plane, wherein each mounting plate includes a first set of four mounting openings for mounting the mounting plate to the second plurality of fastener openings of the main panel, wherein each mounting plate includes a second set of four openings for mounting to the connector.   
     
     
       18. The system of claim 17, further comprising a plurality of yokes individually mounted to a respective one of the mounting plates with fasteners to the second set of four openings, the yokes each having an inner surface defining an aperture for receipt of one of the connectors, wherein each yoke includes two identical halves, and the aperture includes a non-cylindrical shape. 
     
     
       19. The system of claim 17, wherein the connector opening is circular. 
     
     
       20. The system of claim 17, wherein the main opening is rectangular. 
     
     
       21. The system of claim 17, wherein each mounting plate includes vertically oriented top and bottom mounting flanges each including two mounting openings of the first set of mounting openings.