Abstract:
An electrically conductive terminal strip for a dual sided wiring connector for maintaining a tip-ring telephone wire orientation standard. The terminal strip is disposed of within a dual sided connector which is mounted on a hinged surface. When the hinged surface is rotated about the hinge axis, the tip-ring orientation is preserved.
Abstract:
A connector testing system includes a bridge clip having a body and a test lead connected thereto, a connector having a top portion and a housing having a test channel formed therein, an electrically conductive terminal strip disposed within the connector, and a stop connected to the top portion and positioned to abut the body of the bridge clip to prevent the test lead from being overinserted into the test channel. A connector testing system may include a bridge clip having a body and a test lead with a tip, the test lead being connected to the bridge clip, and a connector including a housing that has a side wall, a front wall, a rear wall, and a bottom wall substantially perpendicular to the side wall, the front wall and the rear wall and extending therebetween. A test channel having an upper section and a lower section is formed by the side wall, the front wall, the rear wall and the bottom wall. A portion of a terminal strip is disposed within the test channel. A tapered guiding shoulder is formed with the side wall for guiding the test lead tip as it moves from the upper section of the test channel to the lower section of the test channel and into engagement with the terminal strip.
Abstract:
A splice holder for optical fiber splices capable of holding multiple single fiber splices, ribbon fiber splices and combinations thereof comprising a base, at least two opposed rows of a plurality of retention members having openings for accepting single splices and lateral members extending in the area between said opposed retention members for accepting ribbon splices. The splice holder is preferably formed of unitary construction from a flexible material. The splice holder can be attached to a splice tray by adhesive, double sided tape or by the use of tabs on the splice holder which can slide under engagement means on the splice tray.
Abstract:
A method and apparatus for allowing each subscriber line pair to be individually tested at the interface between a telephone company's telecommunication network and a subscriber's network using a single RJ11 jack. The bridge apparatus includes a bridge assembly having an RJ11 jack electrically coupled to two screws. The two screws are also electrically coupled to two wires, respectively, the other ends of the wires being electrically connected to alligator clips. The alligator clips may be clipped onto any wire pair of a connector assembly within a BEP or telephone equipment box and thereby directly to any particular subscriber line pair, thus bypassing the subscriber network. This allows a subscriber to test any subscriber line pair in the box using only a single bridge assembly to determine whether a previously detected fault exists is within the telephone company's telecommunication network or within the subscriber's network.
Abstract:
The present invention is directed to a hinge for releasably attaching two components in pivotable relation comprising a first member having a detent on a flexible arm, said arm being movable from an engagement to a disengagement position, and a stop member being adaptable from a static position adjacent the flexible arm to prohibit movement thereof when the flexible arm is in the engagement position to a retracted position allowing movement of the flexible arm into the disengagement position; and a second member corresponding to the first member having a fixed post including cooperating means for engagement of said detent when the flexible arm is in its engagement position. The stop member also preferably has a retention catch thereon which bears against the flexible arm to restrain the flexible arm in its disengagement position.
Abstract:
A slack storage bracket for use in fiber optic cable splice enclosures having a body, mounting members for mounting the slack storage bracket to the enclosure, and opposed radial shelf portions extending outwardly from the body to hold the cable slack. The shelf portions preferably have stops to keep the cable slack from slipping off of the shelf portions. The body of the bracket is preferably an arc which, like the radial shelf portions, have a radius of not less than the minimum bend radius of the cable to avoid damage to the cable.
Abstract:
An insulation displacement connector having an abutment wall for selectively permitting passage of a wire through a wire passageway and out of the connector. A wire is inserted into an insertion hole of the wire passageway and is prevented from passing beyond the abutment wall. Yet, upon removal of the abutment wall an exit aperture is created which permits passage of the wire out of the connector.
Abstract:
A connector having improved dielectric strength that includes body having a first side and an opposing second side. A first terminal is disposed in the body, the first terminal having a first terminal strip portion with a center. A first wire-wrap tail is connected to the first terminal strip portion at a position that is offset from the center of the first terminal strip portion and toward the first side of the body. A second terminal is disposed in the body, the second terminal having a second terminal strip portion with a center. A second wire-wrap tail is connected to the second terminal strip portion at a position that is offset from the center of the second terminal strip portion and toward the second side of the body.
Abstract:
A base for mounting electrical components having terminals which are potted. The base uses a substantially smaller amount of potting material than conventional bases. Furthermore, the base provides a larger contact surface area for the deposited potting material, allowing the potting material to cure more quickly. In addition, trough space between the components on the upper surface of the base is increased substantially.
Abstract:
An enclosure for telecommunications equipment (such as a building entrance protector) houses an assembly for terminating wires, such as twisted pairs, broken out from a multi-wire cable. The assembly is made by mounting two splicing connectors back-to-back with a specially designed bracket (e.g., a two-piece bracket). The assembly is mounted within the base of the enclosure. After terminating one or more wires at splicing contacts on one side of the assembly, the assembly can be removed from the base, rotated, and remounted within the base to expose splicing contacts on another side of the assembly in order to terminate additional wires from the cable. The present invention provides an efficient scheme for mounting splicing connectors within the limited volume provided within a building entrance protector.