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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 04, 2006
Filed:
Apr. 21, 2003
Charlie Sawyer, Orlando, FL (US);
Isaac D. White, Orlando, FL (US);
James E. Dickens, Ocoee, FL (US);
Blake R. Urban, Lenoir, NC (US);
Kevin Forsberg, Orlando, FL (US);
Charlie Sawyer, Orlando, FL (US);
Isaac D. White, Orlando, FL (US);
James E. Dickens, Ocoee, FL (US);
Blake R. Urban, Lenoir, NC (US);
Kevin Forsberg, Orlando, FL (US);
BellSouth Intellectual Property Corporation, Wilmington, DE (US);
Abstract
A jack for a communications line can include first and second input terminals configured to receive respective first and second conductors of a communications line, and first and second output terminals electrically coupled to the respective first and second input terminals. The first and second output terminals can be configured to provide electrical coupling with respective first and second conductors of a communications device. A test switch can electrically couple the first and second input terminals responsive to activation thereof, and an indicator circuit can provide indication of a completed electrical circuit through the test switch.