Adc Telecommunications, Inc.

Daniel Rivera, Sr

James D Dewey

Dennis M Burroughs

Dominic Joseph Louwagie

Steven P Trebesch

Edward F Sansone

Kevin A Rademacher

Glenn N Thorgrimson

Ronald G Butler

A card is provided for insertion in a telecommunications chassis. The card includes two sets of ports each having tip and ring contacts. The normal springs of the first set are electrically connected to normal springs of the second set.

Drop and insert card

An apparatus is disclosed for providing access to plurality of telecommunication lines. The apparatus includes a frame which carries a plurality of normally closed contacts. The telecommunication lines are terminated on the normally closed contacts. A plurality of modules are provided to be releasably attached to the frame with electrical circuit elements on the modules engaging the normally closed contacts to open the contacts and create a new signal path through the module upon insertion of the module into the frame.

Plug-in jack card for normally closed contacts

A high density digital signal cross-connect module is disclosed. A plurality of jacks are carried on the module and disposed with jack sleeves being in generally horizontal aligned positions. The jacks are disposed in a vertical column in side-by-side relation. The orientation of the jacks permits a higher DSX density in the module.

Digital signal cross-connect module

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St. Louis Park, MN, United States of America

Daniel Rivera, Sr