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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 02, 1989
Filed:
Mar. 04, 1987
Thomas J Collins, Wall, NJ (US);
Thomas G Graham, Ocean, NJ (US);
Keptel, Inc., Tinton Falls, NJ (US);
Abstract
A telephone network interface enclosure adapted to interconnect incoming telephone wiring to subscriber premises wiring. The device, according to one embodiment, comprises a base having a wall circumscribing a bottom portion of the base; the base having a first area containing first electrical terminals adapted to be connected to subscriber premises wiring and the base having a second area containing second electrical terminals adapted to be connected to incoming telephone wiring; a first cover covering the entirety of the base, the first cover being exposed to the exterior; a second cover disposed beneath the first cover, the second cover only enclosing the second area of the base; a cable coupled to the first terminals and located in the first area of the base, the cable including a plug at an end of the cable means distant from the first terminals; a jack means located in the first area of the base and adapted to receive the plug means, the jack means being electrically connected to the second terminals; the first cover removably fastened to the second cover by a first fastener; the first fastener comprising a deformable clip; the second cover removably fastened to the base by a second fastener, whereby the first fastener may be undone to open only the first cover to allow access to the first area of the base only and the second fastener may be undone to allow both the first and second covers to be opened as a unit, allowing complete access to the interior of the base. In another embodiment, a third fastener is used in addition to the first fastener for removably coupling the first and second covers.