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US 5,606,606 AGranted
Combination telephone network interface and cable television apparatus and cable television module
AssigneeAntec Corporation
InventorsPina Schneider, Eric J. Hermsen, Frank S. Siano, Avraham Tuvy
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Abstract
Combination apparatus for connecting one or more incoming telephone company lines to one or more telephone subscriber premises lines and for connecting incoming coaxial cable signals such as incoming cable television signals to a receiver of such signals such as a television set, and a coaxial cable module which may be embodied as a cable television module for being mounted to telephone network interface apparatus and for connecting incoming cable television signals to a television set.
Claims13
Apparatus for interconnecting incoming cable television signals to at least one television set, comprising:
- cable television module means including an electrically conductive ground bracket for being mounted to telephone network interface apparatus for connecting at least one incoming telephone line to at least one telephone subscriber's line, said telephone network interface apparatus including a base, a telephone company compartment portion, a telephone subscriber compartment portion and first ground connecting means for being connected to earth ground;
- said ground bracket including a first ground bracket portion and a second ground bracket portion, upon said ground bracket being mounted to said base of said telephone network interface apparatus, said first ground bracket portion residing in said telephone company compartment portion and said second ground bracket portion residing in said telephone subscriber compartment portion;
- said module means further including at least first coaxial cable connector means mounted to said first ground bracket portion and for being connected to a first coaxial cable carrying the incoming cable television signals, and at least second coaxial cable connector means mounted to said second ground bracket portion and for being connected to a second coaxial cable for carrying the incoming cable television signals to the television set, and interconnecting means interconnecting said first and second coaxial cable connector means to transmit the incoming cable television signals from said first coaxial cable connector means to said second coaxial cable connector means;
- said module means further including second ground connecting means connected to said ground bracket and for being connected to said first ground connecting means to connect said ground bracket and said first and second coaxial cable connector means to earth ground;
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- mounting means for mounting said ground bracket to said telephone network interface apparatus.
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Coaxial cable module for connecting coaxial cable signals from a signal source to a receiver of said coaxial cable signals, comprising:
- a generally longitudinally extending, electrically conductive ground bracket including first and second end portions;
- at least first coaxial cable connector means mounted to said first ground bracket portion and for being connected to a first coaxial cable carrying said coaxial cable signals and at least second coaxial cable connector means mounted to said second ground bracket portion for being connected to a second coaxial cable for carrying the coaxial cable signals to said receiver;
- interconnecting means interconnecting said first and second coaxial cable connector means to transmit the coaxial cable signals from said first coaxial cable connector means to said second coaxial cable connector means;
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- mounting means for mounting said ground bracket to support means for supporting said coaxial cable module.
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Coaxial cable module for connecting coaxial cable signals from a signal source to a receiver of said coaxial cable signals, comprising:
- a ground bracket for being connected to earth ground;
- at least first and second coaxial cable connector means, one of said coaxial cable connector means mounted to and electrically connected to said ground bracket and for being connected to a first coaxial cable carrying said coaxial cable signals from said signal source and the other of said coaxial cable connector means for being connected to a second coaxial cable for carrying said coaxial cable signals to said receiver;
- interconnecting means interconnecting said first and second coaxial cable connectors to transmit said coaxial cable signals from said coaxial cable connector means connected to said first coaxial cable to said coaxial cable connector means connected to said second coaxial cable and for electrically interconnecting said other coaxial cable connector means to said one coaxial cable connector means to electrically connect said other coaxial cable connector means to said one coaxial cable connector means and thereby to said ground bracket;
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- mounting means for mounting said ground bracket to support means for supporting said coaxial cable module.
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Combination apparatus for interconnecting at least one incoming telephone company line with at least one telephone subscriber line and for interconnecting incoming coaxial cable signals with a receiver of said incoming coaxial cable signals, comprising:
- a housing;
- telephone connecting apparatus mounted in said housing and for interconnecting said incoming telephone company line with said telephone subscriber line, and said telephone connecting apparatus including first ground connecting means for connecting said telephone connecting apparatus to earth ground;
- coaxial cable signal connecting apparatus mounted in said housing and for connecting said incoming coaxial cable signals to said receiver;
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- second ground connecting means for connecting said coaxial cable connecting apparatus to said first ground connecting means to connect said coaxial cable connecting apparatus to earth ground.
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Combination apparatus for connecting at least one incoming telephone line to at least one telephone subscriber's line and for connecting incoming coaxial cable signals to a receiver of the coaxial cable signals, comprising:
- telephone network interface apparatus for connecting at least one incoming telephone line to the at least one telephone subscriber's line, said telephone network interface apparatus including a telephone company compartment portion, a telephone subscriber compartment portion, first ground connecting means for connecting said telephone network interface apparatus to earth ground, first coaxial cable access means for permitting at least a first coaxial cable carrying the incoming coaxial cable signals to be inserted therethrough and into said telephone company compartment portion, and second coaxial cable access means for permitting at least a second coaxial cable connected to the receiver of the coaxial cable signals to be inserted therethrough and into said telephone subscriber compartment portion to carry the coaxial cable signals to the receiver;
- coaxial cable module means mounted to said telephone network interface apparatus and including first and second module portions generally residing respectively in said telephone company compartment portion and said telephone subscriber compartment portion and said first and second module portions respectively disposed generally adjacent to and spaced from said first and second coaxial cable access means;
- first coaxial cable connector means mounted to said module means and second coaxial cable connector means mounted to said module means, said first coaxial cable connector means for being connected to said first coaxial cable and said second coaxial cable connector means for being connected to said second coaxial cable;
- interconnecting means interconnecting said first and second coaxial cable connector means to carry said incoming coaxial cable signals from said first coaxial cable connector means to said second coaxial cable connector means;
- second ground connecting means for being connected to said first ground connecting means to connect said first and said second coaxial cable connector means to earth ground;
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- mounting means for mounting said coaxial cable module means to said telephone network interface apparatus.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.