Carrier Access Corporation

James Andrew Bloemen

A telecommunications customer service terminal provides telecommunications service between a telecommunications line and a plurality of telephones and/or data processing devices. The customer service terminal includes a housing having a base. A first cover is secured to the base to form a sealed first compartment within the housing. A second cover is removably secured to the base to form an unsealed second compartment within the housing. A connection board is mounted within the second compartment and includes a plurality of insulation displacement connectors for the connection of telephone lines that extend external to the customer service terminal. An electronic board is mounted within the first compartment, and electronic components thereon are electrically connected to the insulation displacement connectors. A plurality of telephone line voltage surge protection devices are provided integrally with the insulation displacement connector assembly, one voltage surge protecting device for each of the insulation displacement connectors.

TELECOMMUNICATIONS CUSTOMER SERVICE TERMINAL HAVING ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS SEALED IN A FIRST COMPARTMENT AND HAVING AN UNSEALED COMPARTMENT THAT CONTAINS AN INSULATION DISPLACEMENT CONNECTOR BOARD THAT INCLUDES VOLTAGE SURGE PROTECTION

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Highlands Ranch, CO, United States of America

James Andrew Bloemen