US 3,944,758 AGranted

Talk line multiple communication and test apparatus

AssigneePorta Systems Corp.

InventorsWilliam V. Carney, Paul V. DeLuca

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Abstract

A talk line multiple communication and test apparatus for use in conjunction with telephone central office frame equipment and comprising a housing, a face plate, and a standard type rotary switch member having a plurality of positions mounted on said face plate and said housing having at least one input and at least one output connector of the Amphenol type fixedly connected thereto and disposed therewithin, means for electrically connecting said rotary switch with respect to said input and output connectors, said input and output connectors being of the panel mount type and being adapted to receive a mating connector in mating engagement therewith, at least one input jack mounted on said face plate and means for electrically connecting said input jack to said rotary switch, and a bias connector clip member which is positionable between an interior wall of said housing and pairs of mated input and output connectors to maintain the same in mated engagement for secure and positive electrical connection, wherein said bias connector clip member comprises a substantially U-shaped member and an end cap member within which are positioned the free ends of the legs of said U-shaped member with a threaded bolt extending longitudinally through said U-shaped member to compress the legs of said U-shaped member to selectively regulate the bowing-out of said legs in order to preselect the bias force exerted upon said mated Amphenol type connectors.

A talk line multiple communication and test apparatus comprising

a housing,
a face plate, and
a switch member having a plurality of selectable switching positions,
means for securing said face plate with respect to said housing,
said switch member being disposed within said housing,
at least one input jack connected with respect to said housing,
connector means comprising at least one input connector and one output connector disposed within said housing and providing a plurality of individual communication channels,
means for electrically connecting said input connector to said output connector,
said input and output connectors being of the multi-terminal type which are adapted to receive mating multi-terminal type connectors in mating engagement therewith,
a biasing member disposed within said housing between the interior of one of the walls thereof and in abutting engagement with one of the mated connectors and exerting a biasing force thereupon to maintain said mated connectors in secure mated engagement thereby ensuring electrical connection,
said biasing member having a substantially rectangular configuration including a pair of side walls and a pair of end walls,
each of said end walls having an opening formed therein,
at least one of said openings being internally threaded,
said biasing member including a threaded bolt,
said bolt being disposed within said openings in threaded engagement with said threaded one of said openings,
said bolt being operable upon rotational movement thereof to vary the spacing between said end walls to thereby regulate the longitudinal axial forces imparted to said side walls to selectively regulate the spacing between said side walls,
means for electrically connecting said input jack to said switch member, and
means for electrically connecting said connector means to said switch member to enable said switch member to be selectively connected with one of said individual communication channels to permit communication over said selected channel via said input jack.

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