US 5,836,791 A · Modular telecommunications terminal block

Abstract

A modular telecommunications terminal block system includes one or more terminal blocks (10) which may be repeatedly installed and removed from a mounting rail (24). Each terminal block (10) employs a housing (12) having a telephone exchange wire carrier and a service wire carrier within the housing. An exchange to be connected to the terminal block (10) is inserted through an opening (36) in the housing and into the exchange wire carrier (20) which is movable between an open position and a closed position. By manually pressing the exchange wire (20) in the closed position, or by installating the terminal block (10) onto the mounting rail (24), the exchange wire is terminated to an exchange wire contact element (170) within the terminal block (10). A service wire is separately terminated within the terminal block and engages a service wire contact element (66, 68). Insertion of a linking module (16) into an access jack (120) provides connection between the exchange wire contact element (170) and the service wire contact element (66, 68).

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Dependent claims

A terminal block for connecting a telecommunications service wire and a telecommunications exchange wire comprising:

a housing;
service wire terminating means configured in the housing, said service wire terminating means including a service wire contact element;
means for terminating an exchange wire, said exchange wire terminating means including an exchange wire contact element;
and
a removable linking module coupled to the housing, the linking module including movable contact means for electrically linking said service wire terminating means and said exchange wire terminating means, wherein said contact means is movable between a first position which forms an electrically conductive path between the service wire terminating means and the exchange wire terminating means and a second position which breaks the conductive path such that the service signal and the exchange signal may be independently tested.

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A modular terminal block for connecting a service wire to an exchange wire comprising:

a mounting member;
a housing;
service wire terminating means configured within said housing, said service wire terminating means including a service wire contact element;
mounting means for releasably mounting the housing to the mounting member;
means for terminating an exchange wire in response to activation of said mounting means, said exchange wire terminating means including an exchange wire contact element;
and
linking means comprising an electrically conductive path between said service wire contact element and said exchange wire contact element.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Modular telecommunications terminal block

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Modular telecommunications terminal block

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