US 5,966,439 AGranted

Modular telephone line connecting disconnecting and testing block

AssigneePlasticos Mondragon, S.A.

InventorJuan Vives Clavel

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Abstract

A modular block for connecting, disconnecting and testing a telephone line, including a plurality of conductor holders each for connecting, or for disconnecting an insulated subscriber wire pair, a plurality of removable elements for providing a connection to an insulated subscriber wire pair, and for manually establishing or cutting the connection between a subscriber wire pair and a conductor holder, at least five, or a plurality of five connecting units each including one of the conductor holders for connecting a subscriber wire pair to a removable element in groups of at least five or a grouping of a plurality of five units, to form the modular block, the connecting units being arranged in two inversely symmetrical parallel rows to form one row and another row, with three of each five units being disposed in one row and the remaining two of each five units being disposed in the other row.

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Dependent claims

A modular connecting block for connecting, disconnecting and testing a network telephone cable, which comprises

(i) a plurality of connecting units each for directly connecting an insulated subscriber wire pair to or for disconnecting said wire pair from a pair of said network telephone cable,
(ii) a plurality of removable elements for manually establishing or cutting said direct connection,
(iii) a ground connection for said removable elements,
(iv) means for testing said wire pairs and said ground connection, and
(v) five, or a plurality of said five connecting units including said removable elements for connecting subscriber wire pairs in groups of five or a grouping of a plurality of five units, to form the modular block, said connecting units being arranged in two or a plurality of successive inversely symmetrical parallel rows to form at least one row and at least another row, with three of each five units being disposed in one row and the remaining two of each five units being disposed in the other row.

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