Low-current receptacle for prewiring a building

A low-current receptacle for prewiring a building, the receptacle comprising:

• a fixed base including a front portion provided with a first intermediate connector connected to a cable of a prewired network, said cable being provided with a plurality of conductors;
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• a removable external adaptor housing including a rear portion suitable for fixing over the front portion of the base, said rear portion being provided with a second intermediate connector complementary to said first intermediate connector and being adapted to connect to said first intermediate connector when the adaptor housing is fixed on the base, said adaptor housing also including an electrical device connected to said second intermediate connector to communicate with the prewired network, wherein the cable includes a screen drain, and said receptacle includes conduction means connecting said cable screen drain to the electrical device, and wherein the base and the adaptor housing are assembled together by screws, and said conduction means comprise a screw, a corresponding bushing, and an insulation-displacement contact in contact with said bushing, said cable screen drain being connected to said insulation-displacement contact and a conductor connecting the screw to said electrical device.

A low-current receptacle for prewiring a building, the receptacle comprising:

• a fixed base including a front portion provided with a first intermediate connector connected to a cable of a prewired network, said cable being provided with a plurality of conductors;
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• a removable external adaptor housing including a rear portion suitable for fixing over the front portion of the base, said rear portion being provided with a second intermediate connector complementary to said first intermediate connector and being adapted to connect to said first intermediate connector when the adaptor housing is fixed on the base, said adaptor housing also including an electrical device connected to said second intermediate connector to communicate with the prewired network, wherein said first and second intermediate connectors are standard "modular jack" type connectors, and one of said connectors is a male connector including a resiliently locking tongue, and said receptacle includes means for retracting said resiliently locking tongue and for making it inoperative so that said first and second intermediate connectors may be decoupled merely by relative sliding.

A low-current receptacle for prewiring a building, the receptacle comprising:

• a fixed base including a front portion provided with a first intermediate connector connected to a cable of a prewired network, said cable being provided with a plurality of conductors;
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• a removable external adaptor housing including a rear portion suitable for fixing over the front portion of the base, said rear portion being provided with a second intermediate connector complementary to said first intermediate connector and being adapted to connect to said first intermediate connector when the adaptor housing is fixed on the base, said adaptor housing also including an electrical device connected to said second intermediate connector to communicate with the prewired network, wherein said first and second intermediate connectors are standard "modular jack" type connectors, and one of said connectors is a male connector normally including a resiliently locking tongue and modified so as to no longer include said resilient locking tongue, thereby enabling said first and second intermediate connectors to be decoupled merely by relative sliding.