Cable terminating system for key telephone closets

Claim 1

In a key telephone system, apparatus for interconnecting the associated key unit cables, telephone station cables and feeder cables, comprising: a generally rectangular vertical surface comprising at least three contiguous sections including: a feeder cable section; a key telephone section; and a key unit section; each section having an exterior edge; said feeder cable section and key telephone section each containing one or more backboards, each backboard comprising: at least one elongated bracket having an exterior surface, means for snap mounting one or more connector blocks onto said exterior surface, and a pair of side legs including first and second slotted tabs associated respectively with said legs for receiving a fastener to said backboard, said side legs defining a relatively enclosed continuous interior passage, one or more connector blocks associated with each bracket, each block including means for engaging a bracket snap mounting means; said key unit section containing one or more backboards each comprising: one or more elongated connector blocks fastened to said backboard and a free corridor for jumper wires between the key unit backboard interior edge and the interior edge of the lastnamed connector blocks; the key unit and key telephone backboards having like rectangular shapes and a common linear interface to which all said brackets as well as the key unit blocks are substantially perpendicular; and means for leading all said feeder cables and said station cables into and through their respective bracket interior passages, thereby to confine said cables and avoid their interfering with jumper wires.