Connector block for telephone central office main distributing frame

A connector block for telephone distributing equipment comprising:

• a generally elongated mounting panel having first and second opposed panel sides, and first and second elongated edges between said first and second opposed panel sides,
• a plurality of holes in said panel arranged in a plurality of first hole groups, said first hole groups being arranged in rows and columns on said panel,
• a plurality of terminal holes disposed between one side of said rows and columns of said first hole groups and said first elongated edge of said panel, said terminal holes being arranged in a plurality of second hole groups,
• a fanning strip disposed adjacent said terminal holes, said fanning strip having a projecting portion extending from the first panel side and an edge portion extending along said first elongated edge, and
• a plurality of openings formed in said fanning strip, each of said openings extending from said first panel side in said projecting portion and extending from said first panel side toward said second panel side in said edge portion and including a recess in said first elongated edge.

A connector for mounting a plurality of generally rectangular plug-in protector assemblies having a pair of opposed long sides and a pair of opposed short sides that couple incoming telephone lines to telephone equipment, said connector comprising:

• an elongated mounting panel having a pair of faces and a pair of elongated side edges,
• a plurality of sockets arranged in socket groups in rows and columns in the mounting panel, each of said socket groups being capable of mounting one of said protector assemblies such that said long sides are generally parallel to said rows and said short sides are generally parallel to said columns,
• a plurality of terminal holes disposed adjacent said socket groups,
• a fanning strip disposed adjacent said terminal holes at one of said elongated side edges, said fanning strip having a projecting portion extending from one of said faces of said panel, and
• a plurality of openings in said fanning strip, each of said openings extending from said face of said panel in said projecting portion and including a recess in one of said elongated side edges extending between said pair of faces.

A connector block for telephone distributing equipment comprising:

• a generally elongated mounting panel having first and secnd opposed panel sides, and first and second elongated edges between said first and second opposed panel sides,
• a plurality of holes in said panels arranged in a plurality of first hole groups, said first hole groups being arranged in rows and columns on said panel,
• a plurality of terminal holes disposed between one side of said rows and columns of said first hole groups and said first elongated edge of said panel, said terminal holes being arranged in a plurality of second hole groups,
• a fanning strip to provide access between said first and second panel sides, said fanning strip having a projecting portion extending from said first panel side away from said second panel side and having an edge portion disposed on said first edge between said first and second panel sides, and
• a plurality of openings formed in said fanning strip to provide said access between said first and second panel faces, each of said openings extending into and through said edge portion into and through said projecting portion.

A connector block for telephone distributing equipment comprising:

• a generally elongated mounting panel having first and second opposed panel sides, and first and second elongated edges between said first and second opposed panel sides,
• a plurality of holes in said panels arranged in a plurality of first hole groups said first hole groups being arranged in rows and columns on said panel,
• a plurality of terminal holes disposed between one side of said rows and columns of said first hole groups and said first elongated edge of said panel, said terminal holes being arranged in a plurality of second hole groups,
• a fanning strip integrally formed with said mounting panel and disposed at and along said first edge, said fanning strip has a flange portion extending out from and transversely from said first panel side,
• a plurality of openings formed in said fanning strip and said panel, each of said openings extends through said panel from said first side to said second side and through said flange portion.

A connector block for telephone distributing equipment comprising:

• a generally rectangular mounting panel having front and rear sides and a pair of opposed edge portions extending between said front and rear sides,
• a plurality of sockets in said panel arranged in groups in a plurality of rows and columns on said panel,
• a plurality of groups of terminal holes in said panel positioned adjacent said rows and columns of socket groups,
• a flange end portion projecting transversely from the panel along one edge portion of said panel, and
• a plurality of openings extending along said flange portion and in said one edge portion of said panel to permit access between the front and rear sides of said panel.