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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 04, 2018
Filed:
Jun. 07, 2017
Communications Systems, Inc., Minnetonka, MN (US);
Nicholas B. Larsson, Blomkest, MN (US);
George I. Wakileh, Batavia, IL (US);
Communications Systems, Inc., Minnetonka, MN (US);
Abstract
A jack has a housing with terminals extending from opposite sides of a terminal support. Toggles coupled to the housing include passages for receiving cable wires. Closing the toggles engages the terminals and terminates wires inserted in the passages without using a special punch down tool. Viewing apertures in the toggles are connected to the wire passages and let a person see whether wires are fully inserted into the toggles for proper connection to the terminals. In some cases the toggles are pivotally coupled to the housing and adjacent the opposite sides of the terminal support, and insertion ends of the toggles face away from the jack plug opening. The jack can have a modular configuration or an integral mounting plate. A method for terminating wires includes inserting untwisted wire ends into the toggles and pivoting the toggles to intersect the wire ends with electrical terminals.