Structured cabling
US5905316A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 29, 1997 |
| Grant date | May 18, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 29, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L69/323
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A structured cabling system with at least one pair of 2n-pole distribution sockets, with at least one pair of 2n-pole outlets, and with installed n-wire cable connections, each of which connects n poles of a distribution socket to n poles of the associated outlet. The system comprises means connecting the n unoccupied poles of one distribution socket (10.1) to the unoccupied poles of the second distribution socket (10.2) for at least one pair of distribution sockets (10.1, 10.2). The system further includes means connecting the n unoccupied poles of one outlet (14.1) to the unoccupied poles of the second outlet (14.2) for at least the associated pair of outlets; and in that, in one distribution socket (10.2) and in one outlet (14.2) of each pair, each of the n unoccupied poles can be connected to one of the n occupied poles by means of a short-circuiting bridge plug (16).
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