Circuit arrangement constructed in the manner of a coupling multiple for the connection of time multiplex telephone systems

Claim 1

A CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENT OVER WHICH IS CONDUCTED THE TRAFFIC OF A PLURALITY OF TIME MULTIPLEX TELEPHONE SYSTEMS EACH OF WHICH IS PROVIDED WITH A CALL MULTIPLEX LINE SERVING FOR CALLS IN WHICH CONNECTIONS ARE BUILT UP IN A DIRECTION INCOMING TO SUBSCRIBER STATIONS AND A CALL MULTIPLEX LINE SERVING FOR CALLS IN WHICH CONNECTIONS ARE BUILT UP IN A DIRECTION OUTGOING FROM SUBSCRIBER STATIONS, WHEREIN THE SUBSCRIBER STATIONS OF THE SYSTEMS ARE IN GIVEN CASES OF CALLS PERIODICALLY IMPULSE-WISE CONNECTED WITH THE RESPECTIVE CALL MULTIPLEX LINES; SAID CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENT BEING CONSTRUCTED IN THE MANNER OF A COUPLING MULTIPLE COMPRISING LINE CONDUCTORS AND COLUMN CONDUCTORS DISPOSED IN CROSSING RELATIONSHIP THEREWITH, INDIVIDUAL CALL MULTIPLEX LINES FOR OUTGOING AND INCOMING CALLS BEING RESPECTIVELY INDIVIDUALLY CONNECTED TO SAID LINE CONDUCTORS, COUPLING POINT CONTACTS DISPOSED AT THE CROSSING POINTS OF SAID LINE AND COLUMN CONDUCTORS, WHEREBY CALLS WITHIN AND BETWEEN THE RESPECTIVE SYSTEMS CAN BE EFFECTED BY INTERCONNECTING CALL MULTIPLEX LINES FOR INCOMING AND FOR OUTGOING CALLS OVER THE RESPECTIVE COLUMN CONDUCTORS, BY THE ACTUATION OF COUPLING POINT CONTACTS CONNECTED WITH SAID LINE AND COLUMN CONDUCTORS, FURTHER COLUMN CONDUCTORS DISPOSED IN CROSSING RELATIONSHIP ONLY WITH LINE CONDUCTORS CONNECTED WITH CALL MULTIPLEX LINES FOR OUTGOING CALLS, SAID FURTHER COLUMN CONDUCTORS BEING RESPECTIVELY CONNECTED WITH TRUNK LINES LEADING TO OTHER EXCHANGES, STILL FURTHER COLUMN CONDUCTORS BEING PROVIDED WHICH ARE DISPOSED IN CROSSING RELATIONSHIP ONLY WITH LINE CONDUCTORS CONNECTED WITH CALL MULTIPLEX LINES FOR INCOMING CALLS, SAID LAST NAMED STILL FURTHER COLUMN CONDUCTORS BEING CONNECTED WITH MULTIPLEX LINES OF SYSTEMS WITH TRUNK LINES COMING FROM OTHER EXCHANGES, WHEREBY CALLS EXTENDING RESPECTIVELY TO AND COMING FROM OTHER EXCHANGES CAN BE EFFECTED BY THE ACTUATION OF COUPLING POINT CONTACTS CONNECTED WITH THE CORRESPONDING LINE CONDUCTORS AND COLUMN CONDUCTORS.