US3814869A
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Outgoing trunk extender test and monitor apparatus for central telephone equipment
Assignee: North Hills Signal Processing Corp
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Filing: 1971-10-13
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Granted: 1974-06-04
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Expires: 1991-10-13
Abstract
Abstract An outgoing trunk (OGT) extender test and monitor apparatus for central telephone equipment, preferably of the panel and crossbar system types, for use in conjunction with the outgoing trunk test frame or board of said system, said apparatus comprising a trunk jack panel and a trunk test cabinet, means for connecting a plurality of outgoing trunks at the OGT test frame to jack terminals on the trunk jack panel, means for connecting the trunk jack panel to the trunk test cabinet disposed at a position remote from the OGT test board, and the trunk test cabinet including means for testing the operating condition of the OGTs and, in particular, for the testing of new trunks and for the clearing of defective tandem, panel and crossbar trunk pairs.
Inventors
- 👤 Luca P De
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-24 18:53
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04M; H04M3/00; H04M3/22; H04M3/26; H04M3/28; H04M3/32
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 15
Claim 1
Independent Claim
207 words
A trunk extender test and monitor apparatus for central telephone equipment comprising; a trunk jack panel assembly, and a trunk test cabinet assembly, said trunk jack panel assembly comprising a plurality of jacks and a multi-terminal connector, each of said jacks being internally electrically connected to selected ones of the terminals of said multi-terminal connector, said trunk test cabinet assembly comprising a multi-terminal connector, selective switching means, and voltage measuring means, cable connecting means for interconnecting said multi-terminal connectors of said jack panel assembly and said trunk test cabinet assembly with said trunk test cabinet assembly being positionally disposed remotely from said jack panel assembly, said trunk jack panel assembly being adapted to be positioned in proximity of said central telephone equipment, each of said jacks of said trunk jack panel assembly being operable to have a trunk input from said central telephone equipment connected thereto, and said selective switching means of said trunk test cabinet assembly being operatively connected with said multi-terminal connector thereof to selectively connect each of the trunk appearances at said jack panel assembly to said trunk test cabinet assembly for test and monitoring procedures of said selected trunk remotely of its appearance at said central telephone equipment and said jack panel assembly.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
207 words
A trunk extender test and monitor apparatus for central telephone equipment comprising; a trunk jack panel assembly, and a trunk test cabinet assembly, said trunk jack panel assembly comprising a plurality of jacks and a multi-terminal connector, each of said jacks being internally electrically connected to selected ones of the terminals of said multi-terminal connector, said trunk test cabinet assembly comprising a multi-terminal connector, selective switching means, and voltage measuring means, cable connecting means for interconnecting said multi-terminal connectors of said jack panel assembly and said trunk test cabinet assembly with said trunk test cabinet assembly being positionally disposed remotely from said jack panel assembly, said trunk jack panel assembly being adapted to be positioned in proximity of said central telephone equipment, each of said jacks of said trunk jack panel assembly being operable to have a trunk input from said central telephone equipment connected thereto, and said selective switching means of said trunk test cabinet assembly being operatively connected with said multi-terminal connector thereof to selectively connect each of the trunk appearances at said jack panel assembly to said trunk test cabinet assembly for test and monitoring procedures of said selected trunk remotely of its appearance at said central telephone equipment and said jack panel assembly.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
34 words
A trunk extender test anD monitor apparatus in accordance with claim 1, wherein said apparatus is an outgoing trunk extender apparatus for use in conjunction with outgoing trunk test frames of central telephone equipment.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
73 words
A trunk extender test and monitor apparatus in accordance with claim 2, wherein each pair of jacks comprise a single input of said trunk jack panel assembly, one of said jacks of said pair being a crossbar system jack, the other of said jacks of said pair being a panel system jack, and said jacks being connected in parallel whereby a trunk input is selectively connected to one of said pair of jacks.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
43 words
A trunk extender test and monitor apparatus in accordance with claim 3, wherein said selective switching means comprises a rotary switch member having a plurality of switching positions, and each of said switching positions corresponding to a preselected one of said jack inputs.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
36 words
A trunk extender test and monitor apparatus in accordance with claim 4, wherein; said trunk test cabinet assembly includes a ground jack for correlating the ground potential thereat with that at said outgoing trunk test frame.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
36 words
A trunk extender test and monitor apparatus in accordance with claim 4, wherein; said trunk test cabinet assembly includes an auxilliary jack for permitting direct connection of a selected trunk from said outgoing test frame thereto.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
62 words
A trunk extender test and monitor apparatus in accordance with claim 4, wherein; said trunk test cabinet assembly includes a tap jack for providing a multiple or parallel appearance of the trunk selected by said rotary switch, and said tap jack being operative to permit additional test equipment to be connected to said selected trunk at said trunk test cabinet assembly position.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
157 words
An outgoing trunk extender test and monitor apparatus for use in conjunction with outgoing test frames of central telephone equipment and comprising a trunk jack panel assembly, and a trunk test cabinet assembly, means for mounting said trunk jack panel assembly to said outgoing test frame, said trunk jack panel assembly having a plurality of input jacks, means for connecting a plurality of outgoing trunk lines at said outgoing test frames to said jack inputs of said trunk jack panel assembly, means for interconnecting said trunk jack panel assembly and said trunk test cabinet assembly with the latter being positioned remotely of said trunk jack panel assembly, said interconnection means including means for selectively connecting each of said trunk lines connected to said jack inputs to said trunk test cabinet assembly for monitoring and testing of said selected trunk line at a position which is remote from said trunk jack panel assembly and said outgoing test frame.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
157 words
An outgoing trunk extender test and monitor apparatus for use in conjunction with outgoing test frames of central telephone equipment and comprising a trunk jack panel assembly, and a trunk test cabinet assembly, means for mounting said trunk jack panel assembly to said outgoing test frame, said trunk jack panel assembly having a plurality of input jacks, means for connecting a plurality of outgoing trunk lines at said outgoing test frames to said jack inputs of said trunk jack panel assembly, means for interconnecting said trunk jack panel assembly and said trunk test cabinet assembly with the latter being positioned remotely of said trunk jack panel assembly, said interconnection means including means for selectively connecting each of said trunk lines connected to said jack inputs to said trunk test cabinet assembly for monitoring and testing of said selected trunk line at a position which is remote from said trunk jack panel assembly and said outgoing test frame.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
75 words
An outgoing trunk extender test and monitor apparatus in accordance with claim 8, wherein each pair of input jacks comprises a singular input of said trunk jack panel assembly, one of said jacks of said pair being a crossbar system jack, the other of said jacks of said pair being a panel system jack, and said jacks being connected in parallel whereby a trunk input is selectively connected to one of said pair of jacks.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
38 words
An outgoing trunk extender test and monitor apparatus in accordance with claim 8, wherein said trunk test cabinet includes means providing a ground potential thereat which is equal to the ground potential present at said outgoing test frame.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
36 words
An outgoing trunk extender test and monitor apparatus in accordance with claim 8, wherein said trunk test cabinet includes an auxilliary jack for permitting direct connection thereto of a selected trunk from said outgoing test frame.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
39 words
An outgoing trunk extender test and monitor apparatus in accordance with claim 8, wherein said trunk test cabinet assembly includes a tap jack for providing a multiple or parallel appearance of said trunk selected by said selective connection means.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
23 words
An outgoing trunk extender test and monitor apparatus in accordance with claim 12, wherein said selective connection means comprises a rotary switch member.
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| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1981-06-03 | 1981-12-03 | 1982-06-04 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1985-06-03 | 1985-12-03 | 1986-06-04 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |