Communication outlet with shutter mechanism and wire manager
AssigneeLeviton Manufacturing Co., Inc.
InventorCharles R. Bragg
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Abstract
A communication connector with a housing door pivotably coupled to a housing. The housing door is rotatable with respect to the housing between open and closed positions. The housing door is configured to be electrically connected to at least one grounding component of a cable. The housing has a door gripping portion. One of the housing door and the door gripping portion has a projection configured to engage another one of the housing door and the door gripping portion when the housing door is in the closed position. When so engaged, the projection is configured to electrically connect the housing door with the housing to thereby electrically connect the at least one grounding component with the housing.
Claims25
A communication connector for use with a cable having at least one grounding component, the communication connector comprising:
- an electrically conductive housing having a door gripping portion;
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- an electrically conductive housing door pivotably coupled to the housing, the housing door being connectable to the at least one grounding component to form an electrical connection therewith, the housing door being rotatable with respect to the housing between open and closed positions, a first one of the housing door and the door gripping portion having a projection configured to engage a different second one of the housing door and the door gripping portion when the housing door is in the closed position, the projection being configured to electrically connect the housing door with the housing to thereby electrically connect the at least one grounding component with the housing when the projection engages the second one of the housing door and the door gripping portion.
A communication connector for use with a communication cable having at least one grounding component, the communication connector comprising:
- a housing having first and second door gripping members;
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- a pair of housing doors coupled to the housing, at least one of the pair of housing doors being connectable to the at least one grounding component to form an electrical connection therewith, the pair of housing doors being transitionable between open and closed positions, the pair of housing doors defining a throughway when in the closed position, the throughway being configured to allow the cable to pass therethrough and be terminated inside the housing, each of the pair of housing doors having first and second projections, the first projection of each of the pair of housing doors being configured to engage the first door gripping member when the pair of housing doors are in the closed position, and the second projection of each of the pair of housing doors being configured to engage the second door gripping member when the pair of housing doors are in the closed position, engagement between the first projection of each of the pair of housing doors and the first door gripping member and engagement between the second projection of each of the pair of housing doors and the second door gripping member electrically connecting the pair of housing doors with the housing to thereby electrically connect the at least one grounding component with the housing.
A communication connector for use with a communication cable having at least one grounding component, the communication connector comprising:
- a housing having spaced apart first and second door gripping portions with first and second projections, respectively;
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- a housing door pivotably coupled to the housing, the housing door being connectable to the at least one grounding component to form an electrical connection therewith, the housing door being rotatable with respect to the housing between open and closed positions, the first and second projections being configured to engage the housing door when the housing door is in the closed position to electrically connect the housing door with the housing to thereby electrically connect the at least one grounding component with the housing.
A communication connector for use with a communication cable having at least one grounding component, the communication connector comprising:
- a housing having spaced apart first and second door gripping portions;
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- a housing door pivotably coupled to the housing, the housing door being connectable to the at least one grounding component to form an electrical connection therewith, the housing door being rotatable with respect to the housing between open and closed positions, the housing door having first and second projections configured to engage the first and second door gripping portions, respectively, when the housing door is in the closed position to electrically connect the housing door with the housing to thereby electrically connect the at least one grounding component with the housing.
A communication connector comprising:
- a housing having a door gripping portion;
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- a housing door pivotably coupled to the housing, the housing door being rotatable with respect to the housing between open and closed positions, a first one of the housing door and the door gripping portion having a projection configured to engage a different second one of the housing door and the door gripping portion when the housing door is in the closed position, the projection being configured to prevent the housing door from being rotated from the open position to the closed position when less than a sufficient amount of rotational force is applied to the housing door, the projection being configured to be compressed between the housing door and the housing to allow the housing door to be rotated to the closed position when at least the sufficient amount of rotational force is applied to the housing door.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.