Cable television/telephone tap
US6066801A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 4, 1998 |
| Grant date | May 23, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 4, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04Q2201/16
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
There is provided a cable television/telephone tap, which can be set at a given position on a coaxial cable, and which is capable of practically and economically supplying a telephone service simultaneously with a cable television service, and also of quickly and economically accommodating expansions, replacements and modifications to the system. A cable television/telephone tap, using coaxial cables for splitting high-frequency signals and current for telephones and then supplying the same to subscribers includes a plurality of enclosures 1 and 2, having at least an upper side enclosure and a lower side enclosure; a branch terminal 9 for the high-frequency signals for the subscribers, which is provided on either the upper side enclosure or the lower side enclosure of a fully united enclosure wall; through-holes 7, which are provided on the same enclosure wall as the branch terminal; current-splitting wires which feed the current for telephones, the current-splitting wires being inserted through the through-holes; and a partition 43, which is provided around the through-holes in the enclosure wall, so as to assist the enclosure in surrounding the through-holes.
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