Clip and latch substitution device for modular plugs
AssigneeBit64 Solutions Ltd.
InventorLeonard Chee Min Lee
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Abstract
A clip and latch device including: a mount including a securing base defining a plane, a rear end and a front end, a clip base mounted at the rear end of the securing base, a clip having a normally downward angle from the clip base towards the front end of the securing base, and a latch which terminates at the clip and normally extending so that the latch reaches to at least the plane of the securing base. The clip and latch device can be used for modular male plug, for example a male RJ plug, which may be with or without a broken tab or latch.
Claims24
A clip and latch device, comprising:
- a mount including a securing base defining a plane, a rear end and a front end;
- a clip base mounted at the rear end of the securing base;
- a clip having a normally downward angle from the clip base towards the front end of the securing base;
- and
- a latch which terminates at the clip and normally extending so that the latch reaches to at least the plane of the securing base,
- wherein an exterior surface of the latch normally extends to at least past the plane of the securing base.
A method for a modular male plug having at least an upper surface and a front portion of a male plug latch, comprising:
- providing a device including:
- a mount including a securing base defining a plane, a rear end and a front end, a clip base mounted at the rear end of the securing base, a clip having a normally downward angle from the clip base towards the front end of the securing base, and a latch which terminates at the clip, wherein an exterior surface of the latch normally extends to at least past the plane of the securing base;
- mounting the mount onto the modular male plug;
- and
- nesting an end of the latch between the upper surface and the front portion of the male plug latch.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.