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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:
Sep. 12, 1989
Filed:
May. 09, 1988
Nils P Mickelson, Gorham, ME (US);
Jerauld C MacFarlane, Hurst, TX (US);
GTE Products Corporation, Stamford, CT (US);
Abstract
The present invention involves a one-sided modular distributing frame assembly for distributing telephone circuits and particularly adapted for wall mounting. It includes a terminal block bay member which is a generally vertical hollow member with forward and rear surfaces. The forward surface has a plurality of alternating terminal blocks and interstices. Each terminal block communicates with the rear surface and provides appearances for subscriber or office cables. The rear surface is adapted for mounting adjacent a supporting surface. The frame also includes an outside plant bay member which is a generally vertical hollow member with forward and rear surfaces. The forward surface mounts a plurality of connector blocks which provide termination for subscriber cables. The rear surface is adapted for mounting adjacent a supporting surface. The frame also includes a vertical trough member positioned between terminal block bay members and providing a vertical channel for vertical routing of jumper wires between terminal blocks. The grounding circuit may be electrically isolated from the metal of the distributing frame.