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US 7,740,282 B2Granted
Port identification system and method
AssigneeLeviton Manufacturing Co., Inc.
InventorsPatrick S. McNutt, Phillip Phung, James Lee Martin
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Abstract
A cable port identification system is disclosed that provides identification facilities for communication, data, other cabling and/or wires and the connectors to which they are coupled found in a multi-port station. In some implementations the identification facilities can include label retention and protection and may also include label magnification.
Claims32
For a multi-port station, a system comprising:
- a label media;
- and
- a label holder comprising:
- an upwardly opening upper edge portions;
- a rear portion configured to engage with the multi-port station;
- a cover portion;
- and
- a slot defined between the rear portion and the cover portion, the upwardly opening upper edge portion being positioned to receive the label media into the slot, the label media being viewable from outside the label holder through the cover portion when in the slot.
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A system comprising:
- a multi-port station;
- a label media;
- and
- a label holder comprising:
- a backing portion configured to engage with the multi-port station;
- a cover portion;
- and
- a slot defined between the backing portion and the cover portion, the slot having an upwardly opening upper edge portion configured to receive the label media into the slot.
5 more elements
For a multi-port station, a system comprising:
- a label media with information on the label media;
- and
- a label holder comprising:
- a rear facing portion couplable to the multi-port system,
- a front facing lens portion opposite the rear facing portion, and
- a slot located behind the front facing lens portion and in front of the rear facing portion, the slot having an upwardly opening upper edge portion configured to receive the label media with its information facing forward, the front facing lens portion being configured to magnify at least a portion of the forward facing information on the label media to produce a magnified visual presentation of the portion of the information on the label media viewable from outside the label holder.
3 more elements
For a multi-port station having ports, a method comprising:
- selecting a coupling location for a label holder with respect to at least a portion of the ports, the label holder comprising a connector portion, a cover portion with a magnifying lens formed therein, and a slot defined between the connector portion and the cover portion, the slot having an upwardly opening upper edge portion defined between the connector portion and the cover portion;
- inserting a label media having information on the label media inside the slot of the label holder through the upwardly opening upper edge portion of the slot with the information facing toward the cover portion, the magnifying lens formed therein magnifying at least a portion of the information on the label media;
- and
- coupling the connector portion of the label holder to the multi-port station thereby attaching the label media to the multi-port station.
1 more element
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.