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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 18, 1986
Filed:
Nov. 29, 1984
Applicant:
Inventors:
Russell A Skinner, Sr, Elizabeth, CO (US);
Walter S Ciciora, Englewood, CO (US);
Assignee:
American Television & Communications Corporation, Englewood, CO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
358 86 ; 455-3 ;
Abstract
In a cable television system in which one or more tap-off devices deliver television signals to an associated subscriber via drop cables connecting the tap-off devices at the subscribers' premises, and in which the tap-off devices receive electrical power from the subscribers via the drop cables, a power safety apparatus and method interrupts the application of power to the drop cable when the drop cable becomes cut, broken or disconnected to prevent individuals from receiving hazardous electrical shocks.