Intrabuilding telephone system

Claim 1

An intrabuilding telephone system for a building structure comprising in combination a central control panel within the building for connection to the commercial telephone system located external to the building, said central control panel having first and second junction arrays with each junction in said first array being connected to an incoming telephone line of said commercial telephone system, a plurality of remote distribution panels spaced throughout said building, each remote distribution panel provided with third and fourth junction arrays, a plurality of telephone connection jacks located at discrete physical locations throughout the building, a telephone line wiring connection between each telephone connection jack and a preselected junction of said fourth junction array, each of said telephone line wiring connections constituting a permanent electrical installation in said building, a plurality of wire link sets, there being at least one wire link set between each of said remote distribution panels and said central control panel, each wire link set being constituted by wire connection means connected between a selected group oF junctions in said second array and corresponding junctions in said third array in said remote panels, respectively, said wire link sets constituting a permanent electrical wiring installation in said building, a first plurality of patching jumpers, each patching jumper including a telephone wire line and plugs at each end thereof, said plugs being receivable in said receptacles, located within said central panel, each of said patching jumpers and plugs forming a telephone line connection between one junction of said first junction array and one junction of said second junction array, and a plurality of further patching jumpers and plugs located within each of said remote distribution panels, each further patching jumper and plug forming a further telephone line connection between one junction of said third junction array and one junction of said fourth junction array when the plugs at the ends thereof are in the receptacles of said junctions, respectively, each junctioon in said junction arrays being a receptacle for one of said plugs of said patching jumpers.

Claim 6

A method of rapidly relocating an assigned telephone number within a building structure from one discrete location therein to a second discrete location therein, wherein each said discrete location is provided with a telephone jack, and said building is provided with a central panel having first and second junction arrays, an electrical receptacle at each junction of an array, respectively, with the receptacles at said junctions in said first junction array each permanently connected to a telephone line carrying an assigned number and at least one remote distribution panel assembly having third and fourth junction arrays, an electrical receptacle at each junction in said arrays, respectively, each said receptacle at junctions in said third junction array being permanently electrically connected to junctions in said second junction array, respectively, the receptacles at the junctions of said fourth junction array being permanently electrically connected to telephone jack assemblies at various of said discrete locations in said building, respectively, including said first and said second discrete locations, there being a plurality of patching jumpers, each constituted by a telephone wire line connecting two plugs, each received in a receptacle, the patching jumpers on said central panel extending between the receptacles at said first and second junction arrays, respectively, and the patching jumpers on said remote distribution panel extending between the receptacles said third and said fourth junction arrays, respectively, comprising the steps of physically removing the patching jumper plug from a receptacle at the junction in said fourth array permanently connected to said first discrete lOcation and physically inserting same in the receptacle at said one junction permanently connected to said second discrete location, and disconnecting the telephone hand set from the telephone jack assembly at said one discrete location and removing the entire telephone handset having said assigned number from said one discrete location and connecting same to the jack assembly at said second discrete location.

Claim 7

A method of rapidly relocating an assigned telephone number within a building structure from one discrete location therein to a second discrete location therein, wherein each said discrete location is provided with a telephone jack, and said building is provided with a central panel having first and second junction arrays, an electrical receptacle at each junction of an array, respectively, with the receptacles at said junctions in said first junction array each permanently connected to a telephone line carrying an assigned number and at least one remote distribution panel assembly having third and fourth junction arrays, an electrical receptacle at each junction in said arrays, respectively, each said receptacle at junctions in said third junction array being permanently electrically connected to junctions in said second junction array, respectively, the receptacles at the junctions of said fourth junction array being permanently electrically connected to telephone jack assemblies at various of said discrete locations in said building, respectively, including said first and said second discrete locations, there being a plurality of patching jumpers, each constituted by a telephone wire line connecting two plugs, each received in a receptacle, the patching jumpers on said central panel extending between the receptacles at said first and second junction arrays, respectively, and the patching jumpers on said remote distribution panel extending between the receptacles said third and said fourth junction arrays, respectively, comprising the steps of physically removing the patching jumper plug from a receptacle at the junction in said fourth array permanently connected to said first discrete lOcation and physically inserting same in the receptacle at said one junction permanently connected to said second discrete location, and disconnecting the telephone hand set from the telephone jack assembly at said one discrete location and removing the entire telephone handset having said assigned number from said one discrete location and connecting same to the jack assembly at said second discrete location.