US3566004A
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Color-coded telephone conductor terminal
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1969-09-04
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Granted: 1971-02-23
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Expires: 1989-09-04
Abstract
Abstract In a telephone communications system including cables interconnecting a first location with a second location through at least one terminal, each of the cables including pairs of telephone conductors, each pair including different colored conductors, no two pair having the same two different colored conductors so that each pair is individually color identifiable, an improvement in the terminal comprising a terminal board having a front and rear face and supporting a plurality of lugs extending from the rear to the front face and arranged in substantially straight lines comprising rows and columns, each of the rows bearing a color which may be matched to one of the colors in the conductor pairs, and adjacent lines of lugs comprising two different colored lines and no two pair of lines having the same two different colors, and column identification indicia, each such column comprising a plurality of lug pairs and each pair including one lug from one of the pairs of adjacent different colored lines of lugs so that pairs of conductors in an input cable may be selectively connected to a pair of conductors in the output cable through jumper wires attached to lug pairs at the front face of the board which identify the two different pairs of colored conductors which it is desired to interconnect through the terminal board.
Inventors
- 👤 John P Creedon
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-26 07:56
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04Q; H04Q1/00; H04Q1/02; H04Q1/16
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
327 words
In a telephone communication system including cables interconnecting a first location with a second location through at least one terminal, each of the cables including a plurality of telephone conductor pairs, each pair including two different colored conductors, no two pair having the same two different colored conductors, so that each pair is individually color identifiable, the improvement in the terminal comprising: a terminal board having a front and rear face; a plurality of lugs extending from the rear face to the front face of said terminal board, said lugs arranged in substantially straight lines comprising rows in one direction and columns in the normal direction; means for visual identification of lug pairs comprising means for color identification of each line of lugs extending in said one direction, each pair of adjacent lines of lugs in said one direction comprising two different colored lines, no two pair of lug lines having the same two different colors; indicia means for identification of each line of lugs extending in the direction, normal to said one direction each such line comprising a plurality of lug pairs, each pair including one lug from one of said pair of adjacent different colored lineS of lugs; pairs of conductors in one of said cables interconnecting said first location with said terminal connected to lug pairs having matching color identification at the rear face of said board, and pairs of conductors in one of the other of said cables interconnecting said second location with said terminal connected to other lug pairs of matching color identification at the rear face of said board; and jumper wires selectively interconnecting one pair of identifiable lugs to which a conductor pair in said first cable is connected to another pair of identifiable lugs to which a conductor pair in said second cable is connected, thereby selectively interconnecting a pair of conductors in said one cable to a pair of conductors in said other cable through said terminal board.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
327 words
In a telephone communication system including cables interconnecting a first location with a second location through at least one terminal, each of the cables including a plurality of telephone conductor pairs, each pair including two different colored conductors, no two pair having the same two different colored conductors, so that each pair is individually color identifiable, the improvement in the terminal comprising: a terminal board having a front and rear face; a plurality of lugs extending from the rear face to the front face of said terminal board, said lugs arranged in substantially straight lines comprising rows in one direction and columns in the normal direction; means for visual identification of lug pairs comprising means for color identification of each line of lugs extending in said one direction, each pair of adjacent lines of lugs in said one direction comprising two different colored lines, no two pair of lug lines having the same two different colors; indicia means for identification of each line of lugs extending in the direction, normal to said one direction each such line comprising a plurality of lug pairs, each pair including one lug from one of said pair of adjacent different colored lineS of lugs; pairs of conductors in one of said cables interconnecting said first location with said terminal connected to lug pairs having matching color identification at the rear face of said board, and pairs of conductors in one of the other of said cables interconnecting said second location with said terminal connected to other lug pairs of matching color identification at the rear face of said board; and jumper wires selectively interconnecting one pair of identifiable lugs to which a conductor pair in said first cable is connected to another pair of identifiable lugs to which a conductor pair in said second cable is connected, thereby selectively interconnecting a pair of conductors in said one cable to a pair of conductors in said other cable through said terminal board.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
36 words
The improvement of claim 1 wherein said means for color identification of each line of lugs extending in one direction comprises a colored stripe coating on the face of said board behind said line of lugs.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
33 words
The improvement of claim 1 wherein said indicia means comprises characters disposed on the face of said board adjacent at least one end of each line of lugs extending in the normal direction.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
26 words
The improvement of claim 2 wherein there are ten different colors for said conductors and said stripes representing 25 pairs each comprising two different color conductors.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
63 words
The improvement of claim 4 wherein each 25 pair comprise a group, and additionally comprising a binder for each group, each of said binders having two stripes comprising two of 10 different colors matching the 10 different colors of said conductors and stripes, all pairs in any one of said groups attached to one of said lug lines extending in the normal direction.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
73 words
The improvement of claim 5 wherein said indicia means for identification of each line of lugs extending in the normal direction comprises an alphabetical code wherein a letter or pair of letters comprise a symbol representing each of the 10 colors and two of said symbols are disposed adjacent at least one end of each lug line extending in the normal direction so as to identify each of said lines with a group.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
67 words
The improvement of claim 6 wherein a color conductor is attached to each of said lugs from the rear face of said terminal board, each of said conductors having a color matching the color of the lug to which it is attached, and pairs of said conductors adopted to be spliced to conductor pairs in said one cable interconnecting said terminal with said one of said locations.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
208 words
A color-coded terminal interconnecting color-coded telephone conductor pairs in an input cable to color-coded telephone conductor pairs in an output cable, each conductor pair in each of said cables being color differentiated from every other conductor pair in that cable, comprising: a terminal board having a front and rear face; a plurality of lugs extending from the front face to the rear face of said board, said lugs arranged in horizontal rows and vertical columns, each of said rows being of a single color, each pair of adjacent rows differentiated from every other pair of adjacent rows, each pair of adjacent colored rows matching one of the pair of colored conductors, and each column being color differentiated from every other column; conductors pairs in said input cable connected to lug pairs having matching colors in a column at the rear face of said board, and conductor pairs in said output cable connected to lug pairs having matching colors in a different column; and indiscriminately colored wires selectively interconnecting a pair of colored lugs in one column with a pair of colored lugs in another column so as to interconnect a selected pair of conductors in said first cable with a selected pair of conductors in said second cable.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
208 words
A color-coded terminal interconnecting color-coded telephone conductor pairs in an input cable to color-coded telephone conductor pairs in an output cable, each conductor pair in each of said cables being color differentiated from every other conductor pair in that cable, comprising: a terminal board having a front and rear face; a plurality of lugs extending from the front face to the rear face of said board, said lugs arranged in horizontal rows and vertical columns, each of said rows being of a single color, each pair of adjacent rows differentiated from every other pair of adjacent rows, each pair of adjacent colored rows matching one of the pair of colored conductors, and each column being color differentiated from every other column; conductors pairs in said input cable connected to lug pairs having matching colors in a column at the rear face of said board, and conductor pairs in said output cable connected to lug pairs having matching colors in a different column; and indiscriminately colored wires selectively interconnecting a pair of colored lugs in one column with a pair of colored lugs in another column so as to interconnect a selected pair of conductors in said first cable with a selected pair of conductors in said second cable.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
30 words
The color-coded terminal of claim 8 wherein said columns are color differentiated by graphic indicia adjacent each column, each of said indicia matching one oF the pair of colored conductors.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1974-02-22 | 1974-08-24 | 1975-02-23 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1978-02-22 | 1978-08-24 | 1979-02-23 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1982-02-22 | 1982-08-24 | 1983-02-23 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |