Telecommunications terminal block
US5588869A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 1, 1995 |
| Grant date | Dec 31, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 1, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01R13/6666
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A terminal block for interconnecting conductors in telecommunications circuits is disclosed. The terminal block allows a plurality of telecommunication wires to be progressively connected to a connector member. The terminal block includes a conductor transporting driver module having passageways that customer wires and service wires are inserted into and a connector chamber housing two insulation displacing connector members for the tip and ring lines. Wires are connected to the connector member progressively through a cyclical motion of the driver module relative to the connector members along a path of travel having an angle relative to a mounting surface which facilitates easy access to both wires and a threaded fastener actuating the driver module even in the most demanding telecommunications housing environments.
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