Modular jack spring conductor force measuring probe
US5107712A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 10, 1990 |
| Grant date | Apr 28, 1992 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 10, 2010 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01L5/0057
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The present invention relates to spring conductors used within modular jack assemblies. The spring conductors electrically connect with conductors residing on a multi-connector plug to connect communication equipment, digital or audio, to a transmission line. The spring conductors maintain connection with the conductors on the plug by a spring force inherent in the spring conductor. The present invention measures this spring force with a probe inserted into the modular jack assembly. The output of the probe being proportional to the spring force.
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