Ortronics, Inc.

Radio Frequency Systems, Inc.

Robert M Hathaway

Mark E Martich

Dennis Rosenfeld

Adrian T Utrilla

An electrical receptacle with an open corner region facilitates electrical connection between an electrical device positioned in the receptacle and a conduit, cable or like wiring that passes through the open corner region. The open corner region is defined by a side wall, top face and rear wall of the receptacle. The receptacle is particularly adapted for use with electrical devices that include a connector that aligns with the open corner region, e.g., an access point.

Electrical receptacle with open corner region

An electrical plug is defined by a plug housing and an upper portion of a printed circuit board. The plug housing defines a region within which the upper portion of the printed circuit board is adapted to be positioned. Stepped side walls may be provided to facilitate sliding introduction and support of the upper portion of the printed circuit board. A locking structure, e.g., a deflectable locking tooth, is associated with the plug housing for engaging a locking aperture on the upper portion of the printed circuit board. A plurality of exposed contacts are provided on the upper portion of the printed circuit board that align with channels formed in the plug housing. The exposed contacts communicate with traces on the printed circuit board and are available for electrical communication with an associated jack. The electrical plug may be associated with an access point, including an access point that includes a plurality of printed circuit boards, only one of which extends into the plug housing to define an electrical plug as described above.

Plug assembly including integral printed circuit board

A novel locking mechanism for mounting a radio to an antenna. The mounting face of a radio is secured to the mounting portion of an antenna. The mounting portion of the radio has a locking ring on which a plurality of radio locking tabs are located at equally spaced positions. The ring can be fixed to the radio, or in another embodiment, is still secured to the radio but can rotate independently. The mounting portion of the antenna has a corresponding number of equidistantly spaced tension springs, which have a plurality of spring fingers. To mount the radio to the antenna, the radio locking ring with radio locking tabs is twisted so that each antenna tension spring is deflected by a corresponding radio locking tab. The engagement of the radio locking ring to the antenna spring fingers secures the radio to the antenna. The deflection force also produces a friction force. The spring fingers allow the deflection and friction forces between the tension spring and radio locking tab to increase step-wise when the radio locking ring is brought into contact with each additional spring finger. This step increase in forces allows a user, when turning the radio, to overcome the forces of each spring finger individually, instead of having to initially overcome both sum forces of one solid spring. When the adaptation of the rotating ring is used and additional polarization feature, is possible that prevents the incorrect polarization installation of the radio and antenna assembly by the user.

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Ivoryton, CT, United States of America

Robert M Hathaway