Back to results
US 2020/0026008 A1Published application
Traceable networking cables with remote-released connectors
AssigneeMertek Industries, LLC
InventorsChristopher B. SCHERER, Jon SHOLTIS
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
Disclosed are traceable remote-release networking cables with telltales at their ends to facilitate tracing of the cables and their ends, such as, for example, in data rooms that can include hundreds of individual networking cables. Some cables include conductive wire transmission line(s). Other cables include one or more fiber-optic transmission lines.
Claims21
1-39. (canceled)
A connector apparatus for a networking cable having a data transmission line, the connector apparatus comprising:
- a connector hood configured to be coupled to the data transmission line and to be coupled to a mating connector or jack, the connector hood comprising:
- a lever configured to releasably engage the mating connector or jack;
- an extender configured to be coupled to the lever and configured to be pulled away from the lever to move a portion of the lever;
- and
- an electrically activated telltale coupled to the extender.
2 more elements
A networking cable comprising:
- a data transmission line configured for data communication;
- a network cable tracer system comprising an electrically activated telltale;
- and
- a connector hood coupled to an end of the data transmission line, the connector hood comprising:
- a lever configured to releasably engage a mating connector or jack;
- and
- an extender configured to be coupled to the lever and configured to be pulled away from the lever to move a portion of the lever, where the extender comprises the electrically activated telltale.
4 more elements
A method of operating a networking cable, the method comprising:
- at a networking cable comprising a connector hood coupled to an end of a data transmission line configured for data communication, the connector hood comprising a lever configured to releasably engage a mating connector or jack, an extender configured to be coupled to the lever and configured to be pulled away from the lever to move a portion of the lever, performing:
- activating an electrically activated telltale of a network cable tracer system, the electrically activated telltale coupled to the extender.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.