Homaco, Inc.

Gregg A Temkin

Gregory F Hebel

In a building cable system, a building cable has a portion for carrying electronic data signals for networked digital computers and a second portion for carrying electronic telephonic signals for telephone instruments. The system includes a relay rack with a data cross connect panel connected to the data signal carrying portion of the building cable for carrying data signals. A wire terminal panel is mounted on the relay rack. The wire terminal panel includes a pair of supports fixed to the relay rack. A pivot pin is mounted on each of the supports. A telephone block bulkhead is pivotally mounted on the pivot pins to pivot relative to the supports and the relay rack. A bulkhead lock releasably connects the telephone block bulkhead to one of the supports to hold the telephone block bulkhead in a selected position. The telephone block bulkhead includes a wall. A telephone terminal block is mounted on the wall, and the telephone terminal block is connected to the telephonic signal carrying portion of the building cable.

Wire terminal panel for building cable system

An improved construction for a quick connect frame is the subject matter of this invention. The instant quick connect frame is used for interconnecting a plurality of wires which wires are part of a communication system. The frame has a pair of uprights and a bridge connecting the uprights. Feet are connected to the bottom of the uprights to hold the uprights in a vertical attitude. A mounting bracket is secured to the uprights to support a block module. A mounting strip is connected to the mounting bracket. The mounting strip includes a support bar and a stiffening bar. The stiffening bar is formed integral with the support bar and is substantially perpendicular to the support bar. An elongated recess is formed in the support bar and the stiffening bar at the junction of the support and stiffener bars. A plurality of spacers is secured to the support bar. Each of the spacers includes an elongated base secured to the support bar and a bar of posts. A mounting bar interconnects the posts. A block bracket is mounted on each of the mounting bars. Each block bracket is adapted to receive a quick connect block. A head is connected to each of the feet. A column is secured to each head and is aligned with its respective upright. An extender foot is fixed to the lower portion of the column for supporting the column in a vertical attitude and thereby the upright.

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Evanston, IL, United States of America

Gregg A Temkin