The Whitaker Corporation

Amp LLC

Tyco Electronics Corporation

James W Robertson

Harry M Capper

Francis J Shay

Alan W Brownlie

Sam Denovich

Deborah A Laun

Scott Stephen Duesterhoeft

James S Hower

Howard Scott Ryan

David R Radliff

Kurt Werner

Kenneth C Hawk

David T Middleton, Jr

Robert Naas

Clyde T Carter

Scott A Keener

Winfield W Loose

Thomas J Lynch

Maris Anthony Glass

David Middleton

Alan Jay Amazon

Ram K Agnihotri

John W Derr

Thomas J Schuetz

Carl E Fritz

Brian Frank Jacobeen

E Clark Broome

A telephone and cable television network interface device includes a first housing having first and second compartments, a terminal located in the first compartment for connection to telephone service, a terminal, located in the second compartment for connection to a telephone of a telephone service subscriber, a cover for restricting access to the first compartment and a cable television splitter. The splitter is located in the first housing and includes a second housing spanning the first and second compartments. A plurality of coaxial cable connectors, all facing the same direction, are located in the second housing. At least one connector is located in each of the compartments. The first housing includes a plurality of grooves aligned with the coaxial cable connectors. In one embodiment, the longitudinal axis of each of the coaxial cable connectors is located in the same plane. The device may also include a ground bus located in the first housing. The cable television splitter includes a mounting tab securing the splitter to the ground bus.

Combination telephone network interface device and cable TV splitter

An electrical circuit breaker (,) for mounting in an electrical distribution panel (,) comprises a dielectric housing (,) having a switch mechanism compartment (,) and an insulation-displacement connector assembly compartment (,), an electrical contact (,) on the housing for electrical connector to an electrical bus member in the electrical distribution panel, a temperature-sensitive switch mechanism (,) in the switch mechanism compartment and having a spring-biased contact (,) electrically connectable with the electrical contact, and an insulation-displacement connector assembly (,) in the insulation-displacement connector assembly compartment including an insulation-displacement contact (,) electrically connected to the temperature-sensitive switch mechanism and for electrically connecting an insulated electrical wire thereto and an insulated movable actuator (,) mounted in the housing for moving the insulated electrical wire from a wire-receiving position in the insulation-displacement contact to an electrical-connection position therein.

Electrical circuit breaker having an insulation displacement connector assembly

An electrical component (,) for electrically connecting insulated electrical conductors (,) thereto comprises a dielectric housing (,) including a first housing section (,) and a second housing section (,), first and second electrical contact members (,) disposed in the dielectric housing and having first contacts (,) extending into the second housing section and second contacts (,) positioned within the first housing section, insulation-displacement contacts (,) as part of the first contacts along which the insulated electrical conductors are positioned, and conductor-moving members (,) for engaging the insulated electrical conductors and moving them into the insulation-displacement contacts thereby forming electrical connections between the insulation-displacement contacts and the insulated electrical conductors.

Electrical components

An electrical receptacle for electrical connection to insulated electrical conductors comprises a dielectric housing (,) including a first housing section (,) and a second housing section (,); first and second electrical contact members (,) disposed in the dielectric housing (,) and having first contacts (,40,) in alignment with slots (,) of the dielectric housing and second contacts (,40,) in alignment with openings (,) of the dielectric housing including insulation-displacement contacts; and conductor-moving members (,) associated with the insulation-displacement contacts-for moving the insulated electrical conductors into the insulation-displacement contacts thereby effecting electrical connections between the insulation-displacement contacts and the insulated electrical conductors.

A grommet (,) is securable to and along an edge (,) of a wall (,) of an enclosure (,) to provide sealing about lengths of cable extending through recesses (,) along the edge (,). Grommet (,) includes a cable-receiving section (,) having a diaphragm (,) traversing each of the recesses and includes a virtual slit (,) extending from a thick top edge portion (,) and through the diaphragm to the thick bottom edge portion (,). A cable (,) is insertable into the virtual slit (,) until seated in and through the diaphragm; stiff opposed portions (,) of the top edge (,) of the grommet close after being deflected temporarily as the cable is urged therepast; thin resilient opposed strips (,) of the diaphragm (,) similarly close upon said cable being urged therepast, while strips (,) adjacent the cable remain deflected by and biased against the cable. Upstanding wall sections (,) of the enclosure wall (,) are received through apertures (,) through the grommet and latch therewith.

Grommet for plurality of cable exits of an enclosure

An electrical safety receptacle (10) including a dielectric housing (12), first electrical contacts (14) in the housing for electrical connection to one side of an electrical power line, second electrical contacts (16) in the housing for electrical connection to the other side of the electrical power line, and power-interruption members (48) provided as part of the second electrical contacts to interrupt the electrical power when an operating and/or environmental temperature exceeds the thermal rating thereof.

Electrical safety receptacle

The invention is directed to a bus bar contact having a body with two mating ends. One of the mating ends has a tab contact portion. The other of the mating ends having a receptacle contact portion. The receptacle contact portion has a plurality of resilient fingers for providing an electrical interface. The resilient fingers are stamped and formed from the body member wherein adjacent resilient fingers are sheared from each other thereby removing no material from between the adjacent resilient fingers.

Bus bar contact

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 durable, economical, and aesthetically pleasing terminal enclosure (2) for housing standardized terminal blocks (50). The terminal enclosure (2) includes a base section (30) formed as an open-faced trough with integral perpendicular end panels (24, 34). The terminal enclosure (2) also has a pair of gull-wing doors (10, 20) which may be closed to cover the base section (30). The doors (10, 20) are formed with a curvature to provide a continuous arching cover over the base section (30), and a plurality of legs (12-1 . . . 5, 22-1 . . . 5) is angled downwardly and inwardly from each door for pivotal attachment to the underside of the base section (30). The combined curvature of the legs (12-1 . . . 5, 22-1 . . . 5) and the doors (10, 20) allows opening without a need for frontal clearance. In addition, the legs (12-1 . . . 5, 22-1 . . . 5) are pivoted to the base section (30) in such a way that they may be locked in the full-open position, thereby freeing both hands for servicing.

Arrangement for securing a door to an enclosure

A cable splice enclosure (10) including a pair of cover members (12,14 ) joined along a flexible hinge (62,64) and rotatable together about the hinge to enclose a cable splice (150) and secure to each other with latches along both side edges (16,18;92,94 ). Sealant material (120) disposed within central regions (32,34) of both covers environmentally seals the surfaces of the splice connection (154,158,160) upon full closure. Embossments (44,46 ) on both sides of the cable-receiving channels (20,22) in associated pairs (40,42,48) proximate the cable exits include resilient flange portions (52,54) cooperate to press into the cable insulation upon full closure to define a strain relief. The enclosure (200) may be used to splice aerially suspended cable (202) by grooves (208) between the hinge (216) and the latches (218) proximate the hinge (216), receiving thereinto a length of suspension wire (206) spliced to suspension wire (204) thus securing enclosure (200) to cable (202).

Enclosure for spliced coaxial cables

A connector module (10,100,200) having at least one electrical terminal (24,116,206) therein, adapted to be sealingly mounted to a mounting surface upon being placed thereagainst at a connection site (30,112,204), and simultaneously form electrical connections of each terminal with a circuit (38,152,214) thereat, with the terminal adapted to be thereafter terminated to a discrete conductor wire (60,138,210,212) to interconnect the circuit with the wire. Upstanding lead members (40,160,216) are electrically connected to the circuits and are received into pin-receiving holes (50,172) along the module's bottom surface and become engaged with respective terminals. Each terminal is terminated to such a wire upon actuation of an actuator (26,118). A base section (14,104) of the module forms a seal with the mounting surface around the connection site (30,112,204). Such module can easily be mounted to a solar panel (32,110) or circuit board (202). The module can receive thereinto a circuit-bearing element (124) having components (122) mounted thereon upon being mounted to the mounting surface and environmentally seal therearound.

Module for electrically connecting conductor wires to circuits of flat

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

An enclosure (10) for terminal blocks for connection of telephone service cables to others thereof or to a distribution cable (16) providing for mounting therewithin of different types of terminal block. A lid (12) is pivotable from a closed position to a first fully open position where it retains itself open, and may be further pivotable beyond the first open position to a second fully open position where it similarly retains itself open. At least two tab sections (80) of the lid's rear wall (40) have free ends (82) that abut the enclosure's rear wall when the lid is pivoted open. Corners (84, 85) of the tab free ends (82) compressively bear against the enclosure's rear wall and serve as detents to inhibit unintentional lid rotation out of either fully open position.

Enclosure having a lid pivotable to a selfsustaining open position

An electrical connector (10) including a housing (12) with a pair of housing sections (14) each containing a terminal (40) rotatable therewithin upon actuation to terminate an end of a wire (26,28) inserted into an aperture (22,24) thereof. For small diameter wires, a wiring indicator (60) of transparent material is affixed to the opposed side of the housing and includes a chamber (70) for each wire to be extended therethrough for termination, thus enabling visual verification that a wire end has been fully inserted. A wire retainer (90,100) is used to prevent inadvertent backout after full wire insertion but before termination. Wire retainer (100) can be a clip mountable outside the housing, and wire retainer (90) can be contained in the wiring indicator includes a spring arm (92) biasing against the wire free end (52) upon full insertion.

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Oberlin, PA, United States of America

James W Robertson