The Siemon Company

Arthur D Bauer

John A Siemon

Randy J Below

Frederick W Mitchell, Iii

Robert C Carlson, Sr

Joseph D Bucciaglia

Michael A Salvietti

Ronald T Briggs, Jr

A telecommunications connector including seal members for preventing contaminants from entering the plug and/or jack when mated. The mated combination of the plug and jack assemblies creates a telecommunication connector that seals and isolates the contact interface of a modular plug and a jack from contaminants such as water, dust, and other non-desirable elements and/or substances.

Industrial telecommunications connector

A telecommunications connector is provided including a plug assembly having a plug housing, a first mating means, and a first seal member, the plug housing including a plug retaining means for receiving and selectively retaining a plug having a cable attached thereto, and the plug housing further including a latch defeat. The telecommunications connector also includes a jack assembly having a jack housing, a second mating means, and a second seal member wherein the jack housing includes a jack retaining means for receiving and selectively retaining a jack. The first mating means and the second mating means are engageable such that, when engaged, the jack receives the plug, the first sealing member forms a first seal between the plug assembly and the jack assembly, and the second seal forms a second seal between the jack assembly and a connector housing.

An exemplary embodiment of the invention is a telecommunications plug for use with a cable including a plurality of wires. The plug includes a plug base having a termination portion including a plurality of contact slots. Each contact slot receives one of the wires. A plurality of contacts each has an insulation displacement end and is positioned in a respective contact slot for establishing electrical connection with one of the wires. A plug cover having a plurality of ribs each aligned with one of the contact slots mates with the termination portion. The ribs contact the wires to provide strain relief to the wires.

Telecommunications plug and adapter

A telecommunications rack cable support bracket is provided which comprises a pair of parallel support members and a plurality of cross members extending therebetween. The arrangement of the support members and the cross members defines two openings through which cable may be routed. Each support member includes tabs for securely positioning the telecommunications rack cable support bracket onto a telecommunications rack by interfacing with the horizontal Z-brackets of the telecommunications rack, thus eliminating the need for the use of special mechanical fasteners. Each cross member includes a pair of downwardly extending tabs which serve to locate the telecommunications rack cable support bracket between two U-shaped brackets of the telecommunications rack. These tabs also provide stress concentration relief for cable bundles routed from U-channels across the telecommunications rack cable support bracket. Cable bundles are securely routed across the telecommunications rack cable support bracket by use of cable bundle management devices which are detachably received in openings in each cross member.

Telecommunications rack cable support bracket

A consolidation point enclosure employing a two piece design in which a cover subassembly is removably mounted to a mounting plate. The cover subassembly includes notches that allow cable to enter the consolidation point enclosure. When the cover subassembly is removed, cables can be routed to the consolidation point enclosure without pulling the cables through restrictive openings. The cover subassembly is then mounted to the mounting plate with the notches straddling the cables. The invention also includes a patch panel mounting assembly that is hingedly mounted to the mounting plate. A pair of spring loaded pins secure the patch panel mounting assembly in an open position which facilitates access to the devices mounted in the patch panel mounting assembly. In alternative embodiments, the mounting plate includes additional support plates for mounting 110 type or 66 type cabling products.

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Southington, CT, United States of America

Arthur D Bauer