Mounting bracket for connector block
US5816854A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 17, 1995 |
| Grant date | Oct 6, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 17, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01R9/2416
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A hinged mounting bracket used in conjunction with a telephone wire connecting block for termination of telephone circuit wires. The mounting bracket accepts modular connectors to form any size connecting block. The hinged bracket consists of two pieces, a bracket base and a front flap which receives the modular connectors. In one preferred embodiment, the front flap is coupled to the base by a hinge which enables the bracket to rotate open so that the rear of the modular connectors may be easily accessed. Access to the rear of the connectors at a time after the bracket has been mounted provides additional flexibility in all types of wiring schemes in that the front side of the connecting block may be kept from becoming overly congested. In a preferred application of the invention cable termination are made to the rear of connector modules and the cables enter the bracket through apertures in the base portion of the bracket. The wire access apertures are located at a position relative the termination locations for the cables on the connectors, such that a torsional or twisting force is subjected on cables entering the bracket, rather than a bending force.
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