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Terminal block and distribution point

US7018229B2 · kind B2 · utility

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9References

18Claims

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Assignee

3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY · US

Inventors

Klaus-Dieter Burmeister · Munich, DE
Bernhard Schneider · Speyer, DE
Bernd Lindenbeck · Leverkusen, DE
Bettina Trenkmann · Bochum, DE
Dieter Otto · Achern, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 21, 2001
Grant date	Mar 28, 2006
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 21, 2021

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04Q2201/802
WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A terminal block (64) of a telecommunications distribution point comprises at least one group of subscriber contacts, at least one group of XDSL contacts, at least two groups of backbone contacts, each backbone contact of the first group being connected to a backbone contact of the second group, and at least one splitter assembly (32) connected to the subscriber contacts, the XDSL contacts and the backbone contacts of the first and/or second group. A distribution point comprises at least one such terminal block.

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