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US 8,411,404 B2Granted
Overvoltage protection plug
AssigneeADC Telecommunications, Inc.
InventorCyle D. Petersen
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Abstract
An overvoltage protection plug is disclosed. The overvoltage protection plug includes a protection plug body formed from a chassis and a housing and defining an interior volume, the protection plug body including an insertion portion and a handle. The overvoltage protection plug further includes a gas tube located within the interior volume, the gas tube electrically connected to metallic leads protruding through the body at the insertion portion. The overvoltage protection plug also includes a grounding plate electrically connected to a ground pin of the gas tube.
Claims34
An overvoltage protection plug comprising:
- a protection plug body formed from a chassis and a housing and defining an interior volume, the chassis defining a side of the body including an insertion portion and the housing interconnectable to the chassis and including a handle and a gel access opening;
- a gas tube located within the interior volume, the gas tube includes metallic leads electrically connected to conductive contacts within the interior volume, the conductive contacts protruding through the body at the insertion portion;
- a grounding plate electrically connected to a ground pin of the gas tube;
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- a gel at least partially surrounding the gas tube within the interior volume.
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A method of assembling an overvoltage protection plug, the method comprising:
- mounting a gas tube to a chassis;
- electrically connecting the gas tube to metallic leads, the metallic leads extending through the chassis;
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- inserting at least a portion of the chassis into a housing to form a body for the overvoltage protection plug, the body including an interior volume, and wherein the gas tube resides within the interior volume and the metallic leads extending through the chassis and are exposed external to the body, and wherein the chassis forms part of the enclosure;
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- at least partially filling the interior volume with gel via an access opening, thereby surrounding the gas tube with the gel and environmentally protecting the interior volume of the overvoltage protection plug.
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An overvoltage protection plug comprising:
- a protection plug body formed from a chassis and a housing and defining an interior volume, the protection plug body including an insertion portion and a handle, the body including a gel access opening;
- a gas tube located within the interior volume;
- a plurality of metallic leads electrically connected to the gas tube, the plurality of metallic leads extending through slots in the chassis for electrical connection to a connection block;
- a grounding plate electrically connected to a grounding pin of the gas tube;
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- a gel surrounding the gas tube within the interior volume and arranged to protect the gas tube from environmental conditions surrounding the overvoltage protection plug.
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An overvoltage protection plug comprising:
- a protection plug body formed from a chassis and a housing and defining an interior volume, the protection plug body including an insertion portion and a handle;
- and
- a gas tube located within the interior volume, the gas tube including electrically connected to conductive contacts within the interior volume, the conductive contacts protruding through the body at the insertion portion;
- and
- a gel surrounding the gas tube within the interior volume and arranged to protect the gas tube from environmental conditions;
- wherein the protection plug body includes a gel access opening for providing access to the interior volume.
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An overvoltage protection plug comprising:
- a chassis including an insertion portion arranged to be received into a connection block, the chassis including:
- a plurality of slots arranged to receive conductive leads, the slots extending through the chassis and oriented toward the insertion portion;
- a grounding pin slot arranged to receive a grounding pin of a gas tube;
- a guide member located between the slots and extending from the insertion portion;
- a plurality of tabs defining a grounding plate mounting location on a top side of the chassis;
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- a gel access opening extending through the chassis,
- a gas tube mounted to the chassis;
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- gel, the gel being in contact with the gas tube;
- wherein the chassis defines a side of a body of the overvoltage protection plug.
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A method of assembling an overvoltage protection plug, the method comprising:
- electrically connecting each of a plurality of signal posts of a gas tube to conductive leads, the gas tube also including a grounding pin;
- sliding the conductive leads through slots in the chassis;
- electrically connecting a grounding plate to the grounding pin on a side of the chassis opposite the gas tube;
- inserting at least a portion of the chassis into a housing to form a snap-fit connection, the chassis and housing forming a body for the overvoltage protection plug;
- filling an interior volume of the overvoltage protection plug with gel through a gel access opening in the chassis, wherein the gel becomes in contact with the gas tube and wherein the gel is arranged to protect the gas tube from environmental conditions.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.