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Weatherproofing apparatus for telephone connectors

US4917617A · kind A · utility

21Cited by
6References
7Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJul 3, 1989
Grant dateApr 17, 1990
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Expiry dateJul 3, 2009

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01R2201/16
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A flexible boot adapted to receive a telphone cable plug includes an opening through which a telephone retaining lever projects. The boot receives the telephone cable through an opening provided therein and slips over the telephone plug. Upon insertion of the plug into a mating telephone jack, the boot frictionally engages the jack circumference and seals the connections from the environment. A similar boot may be utilized to protect and seal a telephone jack.

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