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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:
Jun. 26, 1990
Filed:
Jan. 03, 1989
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04M / ; H01R / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
307112 ; 379-5 ; 379 27 ; 379399 ; 439344 ; 439620 ;
Abstract
A modular jack has a switch located between the jack's contacts and its screw terminals. The switch permits (1) simultaneous loop testing from both sides, (2) loop testing from one side while the other side is disconnected, and (3) normal communications. The modular jack is recommended for use between a PBX and computer equipment.