Modular telephone connector
AssigneeNorthern Telecom Limited
InventorsWilliam J. Adams, Jeffrey W. Moorse, Steve W. Haskins
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Abstract
A modular telephone connector for use in providing connection of a telephone to both telephone lines and a separate power source, has a bottom member for fastening to a wall or other member at a required telephone position and a top assembly which attaches to the bottom member with a flat cable gripped between. On attachment of the top assembly to the bottom member, insulation piercing terminals pierce the cable and make contact with conductors in the cable. The top assembly includes a circuit board having conductor patterns to which the insulation piercing terminals are connected, and also to which are connected terminals from a modular jack, or jacks, mounted in the top assembly. A cover clips over top assembly and bottom member.
Claims6
A modular telephone connector comprising a bottom member, a top assembly and a cover;
- said top assembly comprising a base;
- a recess in an upper surface of said base;
- an insert positioned in said recess and carrying circuit patterns on at least one surface thereof;
- a top member attached to the base;
- at least one modular jack positioned in an aperture in said top member and retained therein, the jack including terminals passing into holes in said insert and connected to said circuit patterns;
- and insulation piercing terminals positioned in apertures in said base and extending downward therefrom, the insulation piercing terminals including tail portions extending into holes in said insert and connected to said circuit patterns;
- said bottom member including recesses into which said insulation piercing terminals enter, the arrangement being such that a flat cable is gripped between said bottom member and said base of said top assembly and said insulation piercing terminals pierce the cable and make electrical contact with conductors in said cable;
- said cover including means for retaining said cover on said bottom member and top assembly.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.