Ethernet surge protector
OwnerEric H. Nguyen, Trevor Tollefsbolinventors
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Abstract
An Ethernet surge protector can be mounted externally and/or internally to a wall of a building. The Ethernet surge protection device may include a housing, a threaded port, and a surge filter. The housing may define a space along an axis. The threaded port may be configured to be coupled to the housing, and it may have a locking surface that may be configured to prevent the housing from rotating about the axis upon engaging a mounting fixture. The surge filter may be disposed within the space, and it may be configured to filter out a surge component of an Ethernet signal received from an input cable.
Claims20
An Ethernet surge protection (ESP) device, comprising:
- a housing defining a space along an axis;
- a threaded port configured to be coupled to the housing, and having a locking surface configured to prevent the housing from rotating about the axis upon engaging a mounting fixture;
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- a surge filter disposed within the space, and configured to filter out a surge component of an Ethernet signal received from an input cable.
An Ethernet surge protection (ESP) device, comprising:
- a housing defining a cavity along an axis;
- a plurality of threaded mounts, each of the plurality of threaded mounts detachably coupled to the housing, and having a locking surface configured to prevent the housing from rotating about the axis upon engaging a mounting fixture, the plurality of threaded mounts including an input threaded mount and an output threaded mount;
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- a surge suppressor disposed within the cavity, the surge suppressor configured to suppress a surge component from an Ethernet signal received via the input threaded mount and deliver the surge suppressed Ethernet signal via the output threaded mount.
An Ethernet surge protection (ESP) device, comprising:
- a housing defining a compartment along an axis;
- a bulkhead mount configured to be coupled to the housing, and having a D-shaped cross-section perpendicular to the axis, the D-shaped cross-section including a threaded arc segment and a cord segment connecting the threaded arc segment, the threaded arc segment configured to receive a nut for securing the housing to a mounting fixture, the cord segment configured to cooperate with the mounting fixture to prevent the housing from rotating about the axis;
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- a surge filter disposed within the compartment, and configured to filter out a surge component of an Ethernet signal received from an input cable.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.