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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 12, 1988
Filed:
Oct. 09, 1986
Applicant:
Inventor:
Nils P Mickelson, Buxton, ME (US);
Assignee:
GTE Products Corporation, Stamford, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
361119 ; 361124 ; 337 32 ;
Abstract
A station protector for communication lines includes a line terminal formed for electrical connection to the communication lines and affixed to a base member of electrical insulator material. The base member has a well into which an arrester cartridge can be threaded. There is a grounding element affixed to the base member, the grounding element including an extending grounding member located outside the area of the well. A spring electrically connects the line terminal to a surge voltage arrester if an arrester cartridge is properly positioned in the well, and grounds the line terminal in the absence of the arrester cartridge or any part thereof.