Terminal block with two modes of terminating a wire
AssigneeTII Network Technologies, Inc.
InventorJohn F. Probst
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Abstract
A wire termination block includes at least one conductive contact; and a body having a base portion and a driving portion, the driving portion having a plurality of apertures for receiving wires and being operable in at least two driving modes to terminate and couple a received wire to the conductive contact. One of the two driving modes may be operable with a tool and the other of the two modes is operable without a tool by a user. For example, the driving portion may include a lever driven mechanism for terminating and coupling the received wires in a first of the two driving modes and a bolt driven mechanism for terminating and coupling the received wire in a second of the two driving modes. The conductive contact may be insulation displacement connector or contact (IDC).
Claims21
A wire termination block comprising:
- at least one conductive contact;
- and
- a body having a base portion and a driving portion, the driving portion having a plurality of apertures for receiving wires and being operable in at least two driving modes to terminate and couple a received wire to the conductive contact.
A system for terminating a plurality of wires, comprising:
- an enclosure;
- and
- at least one termination block, maintained in the enclosure, including at least one conductive contact and a body having a base portion and a movable driving portion, the driving portion having a plurality of apertures for receiving wires and being operable in at least two driving modes to termination and couple a received wire to the conductive contact.
A system for termination a plurality of wires, comprising:
- an enclosure configured to maintain one or more termination blocks;
- and
- at least one termination block including at least one terminal module having a base portion, a movable driving portion and a pair of insulation displacement connectors, the driving portion including:
- a bolt driven mechanism with a first pair of apertures for receiving a TIP and RING wire pair and being operable by a user through use of a tool to linearly move the driving portion along the base portion to an open state for receiving a TIP and RING wire pair and a closed state for terminating and coupling the TIP and RING wire pair to respective insulation displacement connectors, and
- a lever driven mechanism, arranged at a top of the driving portion, with a lever body having a lever arm and second pair of apertures for receiving a TIP and RING wire pair and being operable by a user through the lever arm without the use of a tool to pivot the lever body to an open state for receiving a TIP and RING wire pair and a closed state for terminating and coupling, the TIP and RING wire pair to respective insulation displacement connectors,
- wherein the first pair of apertures is arranged below the second pair of apertures on the driving portion.
An enclosure for terminating a plurality of wires, comprising:
- at least one termination block including at least one conductive contact and a body having a base portion and a movable driving portion, the driving portion have a plurality of apertures for receiving wires and being operable in at least two driving modes to terminate and couple a received wire to the conductive contact.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.