The Whitaker Corporation

Tyco Electronics Corporation

Amp LLC

Other

James S Hower

James W Robertson

Paul John Pepe

Shawn Phillip Tobey

James H Wise

Harry M Capper

John L Himes, Jr

Maris Anthony Glass

Ronald Martin Weber

Steven Richard Bopp

Sam Denovich

Sheldon Easton Muir

Jay L French

Douglas J Pirc

John C Hoffer

Clyde T Carter

Kenneth Cameron Hall

Neil Ktul Nay

Kenneth C Hawk

Carl E Fritz

E Clark Broome

Andrew Joseph Kinka

A cable management system for cable management in an equipment rack includes a support bracket having a body extending between a mounting end and a distal end. The mounting end is configured to attach to the equipment rack, and the body has a tie down slot configured to receive a cable tie down. A cable bar is coupled to the distal end of the support bracket, wherein the cable bar has a tie down slot configured to receive a cable tie down.

Cable management system

An electrical connector includes a housing and a plurality of electrical mating contacts held within the housing. Each of the mating contacts extends from a first end portion to a second end portion. Each of the mating contacts has an intermediate portion extending between the first and second end portions. An electrical compensation component is held within the housing. The electrical compensation component includes a circuit board. The electrical compensation component is electrically connected to at least one of the mating contacts at a location along the intermediate portion that is spaced a distance from the first and second end portions.

Electrical connector with compensation component

An electrical connector includes a back end sub-assembly including a back end housing extending along a longitudinal axis between a forward side and a rearward side. The back end housing defining a plurality of contact zones. At least one contact is held in each of the plurality of contact zones. A shield is provided within each of the plurality of contact zones with each shield at least partially surrounding at least one contact in the corresponding contact zone. Each shield is non-common with and does not electrically engage any other shield in the back end housing.

Electrical connector with enhanced back end design

A coupler includes a coupler body having a first mating end defining a first mating interface configured for mating with a first mating connector and a second mating end defining a second mating interface configured for mating with a second mating connector. A contact sub-assembly is received within the coupler body, wherein the contact sub-assembly has first contacts grouped in differential pairs and presented at the first mating end and second contacts grouped in differential pairs and presented at the second mating end. At least one shielding member is located within the coupler body, wherein the at least one shielding member isolates each differential pair of first contacts from an adjacent differential pair of the first contacts.

Coupler for interconnecting electrical connectors

Ground bus ( ) including a body section ( ) having a plurality of apertures ( ) for grounding of a like plurality of modules ( ). Ground bus ( ) is mountable in an enclosure ( ) and includes an integral termination section ( ) whereinto an external ground conductor is inserted to be compressed by a terminal ( ) against the body section ( ) for quickly establishing a ground connection.

Ground bus for junction box

The invention comprises an interconnection system having an assembly with a base member and a silo. The silo has an upper contact receiving passageway and a lower contact receiving passageway. The silo is slidably mounted onto the base and reciprocally movable in a linear manner between an unterminated position and a terminated position. A pair of U-shaped terminals securable in the base to be received within the silo upon assembly of the silo to the base. Each of the terminals include a base section and a pair of legs extending normally therefrom to define the U-shape. The legs include aligned wire receiving openings and aligned IDC termination slots extending from the openings. A third IDC termination slot is formed along a top of the terminal. The bottom passageway of the silo is aligned with the wire receiving openings and the upper passageway is above the third IDC termination slot when the silo is in the unterminated position. The bottom passageway of the silo is aligned with the aligned IDC termination slots and the upper passageway is aligned with the third IDC termination slot when the silo is in the terminated position.

Cross connect terminal block

A subscriber module (40) for a network interface device (10) having a jack (100) defining a plug-receiving cavity (102) thereinto, and having a plug (50) insertable into the jack. The plug includes a plurality of interconnecting contacts (56) disposed at a mating end (58) thereof, and the jack includes first and second contacts (106, 112) secured within the plug-receiving cavity in spaced-apart disconnected pairs. Insertion of plug (50) into jack (100) moves interconnecting contacts (56) between associated ones of first and second contacts (106, 112) to electrically interconnect them, completing otherwise unconnected circuits between the distribution cable and the subscriber premise wiring. Preferably plug (50) includes a sealing member (74) therearound to seal the mating interface when plug (50) is inserted into jack (100). Conductors (36) of the premise wiring are terminable by insulation displacement techniques to terminals (164) using a stuffer cap (152), with terminals (164) connected to second contacts (112) by traces of circuit board (170) mounted within module (40), while first contacts (106) are electrically connected by other traces of board (170) to conductors (38) connected to the distribution cable.

Customer-accessible test port for network interface device

A subscriber module (40) for a network interface device (10) having a jack (100) defining a plug-receiving cavity (102) thereinto, and having a plug (50) insertable into the jack. The plug includes a plurality of interconnecting contacts (56) disposed at a mating end (58) thereof, and the jack includes first and second contacts (106,112) secured within the plug-receiving cavity in spaced-apart disconnected pairs. Insertion of plug (50) into jack (100) moves interconnecting contacts (56) between associated ones of first and second contacts (106,112) to electrically interconnect them, completing otherwise unconnected circuits between the distribution cable and the subscriber premise wiring. Preferably plug (50) includes a sealing member (74) therearound to seal the mating interface when plug (50) is inserted into jack (100). Conductors (36) of the premise wiring are terminatable by insulation displacement techniques to terminals (164) using a stuffer cap (152), with terminals (164) connected to second contacts (112) by traces of circuit board (170) mounted within module (40), while first contacts (106) are electrically connected by other traces of board (170) to conductors (38) connected to the distribution cable.

A cross-connection assembly (10) including a plurality of cross-connection sites (14) provided by housing modules (30) secured to a base frame (12). Each site (14) is defined by a silo (52) containing a first terminal (60) and an actuator (120) secured thereatop rotatable to terminate a first wire (112) to the first terminal. At a selected site, a second terminal (160) is mountable to the actuator (120) thereat to electrically engage the first terminal, and a corresponding cap (190) over the second terminal is initially rotatable with respect to actuator (120) in order to terminate a second wire (220) at the site. Upon the first rotation the cap becomes locked to the actuator, providing that later rotation of the cap also moves the actuator and second terminal and second wire of necessity to permit untermination and retermination of the first wire (112) with respect to the first terminal (60).

Cross-connection module providing for uninterruptible transmission

A subscriber module (40) for a network interface device (10) having a jack (100) defining a plug-receiving cavity (102) thereinto, and having a plug (50) insertable into the jack. The plug includes a plurality of interconnecting contacts (56) disposed at a mating end (58) thereof, and the jack includes first and second contacts (106,112) secured within the plug-receiving cavity in spaced-apart disconnected pairs. Insertion of plug (50) into jack (100) moves interconnecting contacts (56) between associated ones of first and second contacts (106,112) to electrically interconnect them, completing otherwise unconnected circuits between the distribution cable and the subscriber premise wiring. Preferably plug (50) includes a sealing member (74) therearound to seal the mating interface when plug (50) is inserted into jack (100). Conductors (36) of the premise wiring are terminatable by insulation displacement techniques to terminals (164) using a stuffer cap (152), with terminals (164) connected to second contacts (112) by traces of circuit board (170 ) mounted within module (40), while first contacts (106) are electrically connected by other traces of board (170) to conductors (38) connected to the distribution cable.

Network interface device module providing sealed customer-accessible

A power distribution system includes a power outlet for connection to different power supply circuits in a power block when assembled thereto. The system includes a power block having arrays of openings on the front and back faces which are vertically staggered.

Power distribution system for modular furniture unit

A power distribution system for prewiring a modular wall panel unit with electrical conductors. The system is installed in the wiring channel that extends along the bottom edge of the panel unit. The system includes a power block located at each of the opposite ends of the panel wiring channel. Each power block comprises a housing containing ten flat, vertically aligned bus bars that are each connected to a separate one of four line, four neutral, a safety ground and an isolated ground conductors of the power supply of the site at which the panel unit is installed. Each power block is capable of receiving, at the end thereof adjacent the end of the wiring channel, on either or both faces thereof, a connector for a jumper cable for connecting two similar power distribution systems in adjoining panel units. Each power block is also capable of receiving, on either or both faces thereof, a duplex outlet unit or a power-in connector for connecting the bus bars of the power block to the separate conductors of the site power supply. The duplex outlet units are of two types which may each be installed in a power block in two different orientations to connect the outlet unit to a selected pair of the four different pairs of line and neutral conductors of the system.

Power distribution for modular furniture units

A latch and combined latch locking means and handle for securing in place a plug-in electrical connector mated to a second connector. The latch comprises a latch plate pivotally joined to one end of the connector to permit deflection of the plate. A post is mounted on the receptacle at a position opposite the latch plate on the connector. Cooperating shoulders on the post and the latch plate restrain the connector from being withdrawn from the receptacle when the latch plate is in a first position. When the latch plate is deflected to a second position, the shoulders disengage to permit withdrawal of the connector from the receptacle. The latch locking means and handle comprises a bail pivotally mounted in the connector to permit the bail to be folded flush with the connector. In the flush position, the bail extends over the latch plate and prevents the plate from being deflected to a position disengaging the shoulders. When the bail is swung outward from the connector, the latch plate may be deflected to the release position and the bail serves as a handle to assist in withdrawing the connector from the receptacle.

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James S Hower