Support member for a designation label for terminals of a cross-connect connector

A support member for a designation label for terminals of across-connect connector, comprising:

• an elongate body having on one side laterally extending elongate opposing sidewalls, said one side of the body and the sidewalls defining an elongated recess for receiving a row of terminals of a cross-connect connector, the recess being open at ends of the support member, the sidewalls being resiliently movable away from one another and providing means for retaining the body in attachment with the cross-connect connector, the retaining means comprising an elongate latch projection of each side wall extending into the recess along the length of the body, and the sidewalls providing abutment surfaces spaced from the latch projections and extending into the recess for engaging surfaces of the connector whereby during installation of the support member the latch projections are aligned in latch receiving grooves of the connector;
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• manually operable release means comprising an extension of the body, on a side of the body remote from the recess and operable to cause movement of the latch projections resiliently apart from one another and away from a latching position for removal from and installation of the support member upon a cross-connect connector;
• the body providing on another side an elongate surface for receiving a designation label.

A support member for a designation label for terminals of a cross-connect connector, comprising:

• an elongate body having on one side laterally extending elongate opposing sidewalls, said one side of the body and the opposing sidewalls defining an elongated recess for receiving a row of terminals of a cross-connect connector, the recess being open at ends of the support member, the sidewalls being resiliently movable away from one another and providing means for retaining the body in attachment with the cross-connect connector, the retaining means comprising a series of latch projections extending lengthwise of the body along opposing sidewalls, and the sidewalls providing abutment surfaces spaced from the latch projections and extending into the recess for engaging surfaces of the connector whereby during installation of the support member the latch projections are aligned in latch receiving grooves of the connector;
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• manually operable release means comprising a latch operating extension of the body, on a side of the body remote from the recess and operable to cause movement of the latch projections resiliently apart from one another and away from a latching position for removal from and installation of the support member upon a cross-connect connector;
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• the body providing on another side an elongate surface for receiving a designation label.

A support member for a designation label for terminals of a cross-connect connector comprising:

• an elongate support member body providing on one side laterally extending elongate opposing sidewalls, said one side of the support member body and the opposing sidewalls defining a recess for receiving a row of terminals of the cross-connect connector, the recess being open at ends of the support member, the sidewalls being resiliently movable away from one another and providing latch projections for retaining the support member body in attachment with the connector body, said latch projections extending lengthwise along the support member body for engaging latch receiving grooves along sides of the connector body, and the sidewalls of the support member body providing abutment surfaces for engaging surfaces of the connector body whereby the latch projections of the support member are aligned with corresponding latch receiving grooves of the connector body during installation of the support member;
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• manually operable means comprising an extension of the support member body, on a side of the body remote from the recess, operable to cause movement of the latch projections resiliently apart and away from a latching position for removal and installation of the support member;
• the support member body providing on another side, facing away from the connector, an elongated surface for receiving a designation label for the connector.