Universal jack opening
AssigneeCommScope Technologies LLC
InventorsJing Wang, Wenyong Wu
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Abstract
An opening structure for receiving a telecommunications jack can include a main body defining a central passageway, a first attachment arrangement for securing a first jack type to the main body within the central passageway, a second attachment arrangement for securing a second jack type to the main body within the central passageway, and a third attachment arrangement for securing a third jack type to the main body within the central passageway, wherein the first, second, and third jack types have different connection arrangements for facilitating connection to an opening structure.
Claims19
An opening structure for receiving a telecommunications jack, the opening structure comprising:
- a main body defining a first central passageway;
- a first attachment arrangement for securing a first jack type to the main body within the first central passageway;
- a second attachment arrangement for securing a second jack type to the main body within the first central passageway;
- and
- a third attachment arrangement for securing a third jack type to the main body within the first central passageway;
- wherein the first, second, and third attachment arrangements have different connection arrangements from each other for respectively receiving the first, second, and third jack types within the first central passageway.
An opening structure for receiving a telecommunications jack, the opening structure comprising:
- a main body defining a central passageway;
- a lower edge located at a lower side of the central passageway;
- a deflectable latch member located opposite the lower edge and at an upper side of the central passageway;
- a rear-facing surface oriented orthogonally to the central passageway;
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- a pair of catch surfaces located on lateral sides of the central passageway;
- wherein, when a first jack type is installed in the central passageway, the first jack type engages with the lower edge and the deflectable latch member and against the rear-facing surface;
- wherein, when a second jack type is installed in the central passageway, the second jack type engages with the pair of catch surfaces and against the rear-facing surface;
- wherein, when a third jack type is installed in the central passageway, the third jack type engages with the lower edge and the deflectable latch member without the third jack type abutting the rear-facing surface.
A telecommunications jack connection kit comprising:
- a main body defining a first central passageway, the main body defining:
- a first attachment arrangement for securing a first jack type to the main body within the first central passageway;
- a second attachment arrangement for securing a second jack type to the main body within the first central passageway;
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- an adapter defining a third attachment arrangement for securing a third jack type to the adapter, the adapter being configured for connection to the first attachment arrangement;
- wherein the first, second, and third attachment arrangements have different connection arrangements from each other for respectively receiving the first, second, and third jack types.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.