Patent · US Expired

Network interface enclosure

US4827504A · kind A · utility

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7Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMar 4, 1987
Grant dateMay 2, 1989
Priority date
Expiry dateMar 4, 2007

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH02G3/10
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A telephone network interface enclosure adapted to interconnect incoming telephone wiring to subscriber premises wiring. The device, according to one embodiment, comprises a base having a wall circumscribing a bottom portion of the base; the base having a first area containing first electrical terminals adapted to be connected to subscriber premises wiring and the base having a second area containing second electrical terminals adapted to be connected to incoming telephone wiring; a first cover covering the entirety of the base, the first cover being exposed to the exterior; a second cover disposed beneath the first cover, the second cover only enclosing the second area of the base; a cable coupled to the first terminals and located in the first area of the base, the cable including a plug at an end of the cable means distant from the first terminals; a jack means located in the first area of the base and adapted to receive the plug means, the jack means being electrically connected to the second terminals; the first cover removably fastened to the second cover by a first fastener; the first fastener comprising a deformable clip; the second cover removably fastened to the base by a…

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