Wall outlet for connection for optical wiring system of buildings

US5473717A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• Bull S.A. · FR

Inventors

• Rene Baptiste · Maurepas, FR
• Gilbert Takats · Maurepas, FR

Key dates

• Filing date: Jul 15, 1994
• Grant date: Dec 5, 1995
• Expiry date: Jul 15, 2014

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G02B6/501
• WIPO field: Optics
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A wall outlet (PMI.sub.1 through PMI.sub.3) for connection of an optical building wiring system is provided, including a receptacle (RI, RI.sub.3) adapted to be fixed in the baseboard (PL) of the wall, into which receptacle optical cords (CO.sub.i, CO.sub.j, CO.sub.1 through CO.sub.4) carrying information to be transmitted to a local area network of a building including a plurality of terminals are inserted, the cords are connected to a terminal associated with the outlet. A removable cover (CI.sub.1 through CI.sub.3) is associated with a removable carrier (SCI.sub.1) of connectors that enables the optical connection of the cords. The cover is capable of occupying a first standby position, in which it closes the front face of the receptacle, and a second active position for use where the plane of the cover forms a dihedron with the front face. The cords exit laterally relative to the receptacle on either side thereof, parallel to the baseboard. First positioning elements (GMI.sub.1 -GMI.sub.2, G.sub.1, EG.sub.2) cooperate with second positioning elements (GI.sub.1 -GI.sub.6, EC.sub. 1 -EC.sub.2, EC.sub.3 -EC.sub.4), belonging to the receptacle, in such a way as to shift the cover f…