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US 8,025,514 B1Granted
Shroud to prevent manipulation of a release mechanism of a plug
AssigneeLeviton Manufacturing Co., Inc.
InventorHua Wang
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Abstract
Apparatuses, devices, systems, and methods are provided for prevention of tampering with cables and associated systems. In one aspect, an anti-tamper adapter is provided that can inhibit or prohibit cable tampering for existing cables. The provided embodiments can economically and flexibly facilitate cable tamper prevention in a wide array of cable technologies.
Claims24
A cable tamper prevention system comprising:
- a molded body adapted to accept a standard communications plug, the molded body having at least one protrusion adapted to engage a recess in the standard communications plug to reversibly fix a position of the standard communications plug in the molded body as the standard communications plug is inserted into the molded body in a longitudinal direction along an axis of the molded body;
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- a release shroud on the molded body adapted to at least partially shroud a release mechanism of the standard communications plug to inhibit actuation of the release mechanism when the standard communications plug is attached to an associated outlet.
A cable anti-tamper adapter comprising:
- a body having a channel that accepts a plug, the channel having a rear portion and a front portion, the rear portion is sized to allow the plug to pass into the body in a direction coincident with a direction of normal insertion of the plug into an associated outlet;
- at least a first shoulder in the channel located proximate the front portion that limits plug travel in the direction coincident with the direction of normal insertion;
- at least one resilient catch in the channel that reversibly engages at least one recess in the plug and limits plug travel in the direction opposite the direction of normal insertion;
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- a plug release guard located on the body proximate to the front portion that at least partially surrounds and inhibits actuation of a plug release of the plug when the plug is inserted into the associated outlet.
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A cable tamper prevention system comprising:
- a molded body adapted to accept a standard communications plug, the molded body having at least one protrusion adapted to engage a recess in the standard communications plug to reversibly fix a position of the standard communications plug in the molded body as the standard communications plug is inserted into the molded body in a longitudinal direction along an axis of the molded body;
- a release shroud on the molded body adapted to at least partially shroud a release mechanism of the standard communications plug to inhibit actuation of the release mechanism when the standard communications plug is attached to an associated outlet;
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- at least one blocking mechanism located proximate the release shroud and adapted to inhibit actuation of the release mechanism when the standard communications plug is inserted into the molded body.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.