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US 2004/0171286 A1Published application
Coaxial module with surge protector
AssigneeADC Telecommunications, Inc.
InventorScott K. Baker
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Abstract
A coaxial module includes a conductive housing, front and rear coaxial connectors, and circuitry disposed within the housing including a removable surge protector device. The circuitry within the housing includes a circuit board, including a cutout. Disposed within the cutout is the surge protector device. The surge protector device includes pins for mounting to an edge mount of the circuit board, and the housing includes a removable cover to allow access to the cutout and the surge protector device.
Claims8
A coaxial module comprising:
- a housing having a front and a back of electrically conductive material;
- a first plurality of coaxial connectors mounted at the back of the housing with outer shields of the connectors electrically coupled to the back of the housing;
- a second plurality of coaxial connectors mounted at the front of the housing with outer shields of the connectors electrically coupled to the front of the housing;
- circuitry connecting the first and second plurality of coaxial connectors, the circuitry including a removable surge protector device disposed within the housing;
- wherein the housing includes a removable portion to allow access to the removable surge protector device.
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A method of using a coaxial module comprising the steps of:
- providing a module including a removable cover;
- removing the cover from the module;
- removing a surge protector device from electrical contact with a circuit board of the module;
- inserting a replacement surge protector device into electrical contact with the circuit board;
- replacing the cover on the module.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.