US3308422A
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Bridging connector for telephone terminal blocks
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1965-08-19
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Granted: 1967-03-07
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Expires: 1985-08-19
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Donald C Boysen
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-24 19:42
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04Q; H04Q1/00; H04Q1/02; H04Q1/14; H04Q1/142; H01; H01R; H01R31/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
130 words
IN COMBINATION WITH A TERMINAL BLOCK OF THE TYPE INCLUDING A PLURALITY OF ELECTRICAL TERMINAL MEANS SUPPORTED AND PROJECTING UPWARDLY FROM SAID BLOCK AND ARRANGED IN SPACED SIDE-BY-SIDE ROWS OF TERMINAL MEANS WITH THE TERMINAL MEANS OF EACH ROW SPACED FRONT TO REAR RELATIVE TO EACH OTHER, A PAIR OF CONNECTING BLOCKS EACH COMPRISING AN UPSTANDING PANEL-LIKE BODY OF DIELECTRIC MATERIAL AND DEFINING AN UPSTANDING CENTER PLANE, SAID PANEL-LIKE BODIES INCLUDING MEANS DEFINING DOWNWARDLY OPENING RECESS MEANS REMOVABLY TELESCOPED DOWNWARDLY OVER AT LEAST ONE PAIR OF ELONGATED TERMINAL MEANS DISPOSED IN DIFFERENT ROWS OF TERMINAL MEANS, SAID CONNECTING BLOCKS INCLUDING CONTACT MEANS HAVING LOWER END PORTIONS DISPOSED IN AND ON OPPOSITE SIDES OF SAID RECESS MEANS AND FRICTIONALLY GRIPPING AND DEFINING AN ELECTRICAL CONNECTION WITH THE CORRESPONDING TERMINAL MEANS, SAID
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
130 words
IN COMBINATION WITH A TERMINAL BLOCK OF THE TYPE INCLUDING A PLURALITY OF ELECTRICAL TERMINAL MEANS SUPPORTED AND PROJECTING UPWARDLY FROM SAID BLOCK AND ARRANGED IN SPACED SIDE-BY-SIDE ROWS OF TERMINAL MEANS WITH THE TERMINAL MEANS OF EACH ROW SPACED FRONT TO REAR RELATIVE TO EACH OTHER, A PAIR OF CONNECTING BLOCKS EACH COMPRISING AN UPSTANDING PANEL-LIKE BODY OF DIELECTRIC MATERIAL AND DEFINING AN UPSTANDING CENTER PLANE, SAID PANEL-LIKE BODIES INCLUDING MEANS DEFINING DOWNWARDLY OPENING RECESS MEANS REMOVABLY TELESCOPED DOWNWARDLY OVER AT LEAST ONE PAIR OF ELONGATED TERMINAL MEANS DISPOSED IN DIFFERENT ROWS OF TERMINAL MEANS, SAID CONNECTING BLOCKS INCLUDING CONTACT MEANS HAVING LOWER END PORTIONS DISPOSED IN AND ON OPPOSITE SIDES OF SAID RECESS MEANS AND FRICTIONALLY GRIPPING AND DEFINING AN ELECTRICAL CONNECTION WITH THE CORRESPONDING TERMINAL MEANS, SAID
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