US3947732A
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Connector block for telephone central office main distributing frame
Assignee: Nortel Networks Inc
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Filing: 1974-07-26
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Granted: 1976-03-30
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Expires: 1994-07-26
Abstract
Abstract A connector block for interfacing incoming telephone lines to telephone central office switching equipment includes a generally rectangular elongated mounting panel having a plurality of sockets arranged in groups in horizontal rows and vertical columns across a major portion of the width of the panel. Each of the socket groups mounts a generally rectangular plug-in protector assembly in such a manner that the long side of the protector assembly is generally parallel to the horizontal rows of socket groups. Adjacent to and associated with each two rows of the socket groups is a group of cross-connect pin terminal holes. Integrally formed with the edge of the mounting panel adjacent the groups of cross-connect pin terminal holes is a fanning strip having a flange portion transversely extending from the panel through which flange portion extends a plurality of openings to permit access between the front and back of the panel.
Inventors
- 👤 Casimir Cwirzen
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-26 01:03
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04Q; H04Q1/00; H04Q1/02; H04Q1/14; H04Q1/142; H04Q1/146; H04Q1/18; H04Q1/20; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S439/00; Y10S439/922
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 22
Claim 1
Independent Claim
167 words
A connector block for telephone distributing equipment comprising: an elongated mounting panel having front and rear panel faces and first and second elongated edges, a plurality of sockets in said panel arranged in groups so as to form a plurality of socket groups, said socket groups being arranged in a plurality of rows and columns on said panel, a plurality of terminal holes in said panel positioned adjacent said rows and columns of socket groups, said terminal hoeles being arranged in terminal hole groups adjacent said socket groups, a fanning strip disposed along said first edge of said panel and including a flange extending forward beyond said front panel face and an edge portion extending toward said rear face from said front face, and a plurality of apertures defined in said fanning strip, each aperture extending from the front face toward the rear face of the panel in said edge portion and extending laterally through said flange from the front face to the side of said panel.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
167 words
A connector block for telephone distributing equipment comprising: an elongated mounting panel having front and rear panel faces and first and second elongated edges, a plurality of sockets in said panel arranged in groups so as to form a plurality of socket groups, said socket groups being arranged in a plurality of rows and columns on said panel, a plurality of terminal holes in said panel positioned adjacent said rows and columns of socket groups, said terminal hoeles being arranged in terminal hole groups adjacent said socket groups, a fanning strip disposed along said first edge of said panel and including a flange extending forward beyond said front panel face and an edge portion extending toward said rear face from said front face, and a plurality of apertures defined in said fanning strip, each aperture extending from the front face toward the rear face of the panel in said edge portion and extending laterally through said flange from the front face to the side of said panel.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
51 words
The connector block as set forth in claim 1 wherein each of said sockets has a round portion extending from the front panel face of the mounting panel through a substantial portion of the mounting panel and a generally U-shaped portion extending through the rear panel face of the mounting panel.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
44 words
The connector block as set forth in claim 1 wherein each of said terminal holes has a round shaped portion near said front panel face of said mounting panel and a generally square shaped portion near said rear panel face of said mounting panel.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
37 words
The connector block as set forth in claim 1 including five socket groups in each of said rows, 20 socket groups in each of said columns, and twenty terminal holes in each of said terminal hole groups.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
23 words
The connector block as set forth in claim 1 wherein each two adjacent apertures are associated with one of the terminal hole groups.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
39 words
A connector block as set forth in claim 1 wherein each of said terminal hole groups is positioned adjacent two of said rows of socket groups so as to be associated with the socket groups in said two rows.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
19 words
A connector block as set forth in claim 1 wherein said panel and said flange are one integral piece.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
67 words
A connector block as set forth in claim 1 including a plurality of protector modules of the type having a pair of opposed long sides and a pair of opposed short sides wherein one of said protector modules is received in each of said socket groups such that said long sides are generally parallel to said rows and said short sides are generally parallel to said columns.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
181 words
A connector block for telephone distributing equipment comprising: a generally elongated mounting panel having first and second opposed panel sides, and first and second elongated edges between said first and second opposed panel sides, a plurality of holes in said panel arranged in a plurality of first hole groups, said first hole groups being arranged in rows and columns on said panel, a plurality of terminal holes disposed between one side of said rows and columns of said first hole groups and said first elongated edge of said panel, said terminal holes being arranged in a plurality of second hole groups, a fanning strip disposed adjacent said terminal holes, said fanning strip having a projecting portion extending from the first panel side and an edge portion extending along said first elongated edge, and a plurality of openings formed in said fanning strip, each of said openings extending from said first panel side in said projecting portion and extending from said first panel side toward said second panel side in said edge portion and including a recess in said first elongated edge.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
181 words
A connector block for telephone distributing equipment comprising: a generally elongated mounting panel having first and second opposed panel sides, and first and second elongated edges between said first and second opposed panel sides, a plurality of holes in said panel arranged in a plurality of first hole groups, said first hole groups being arranged in rows and columns on said panel, a plurality of terminal holes disposed between one side of said rows and columns of said first hole groups and said first elongated edge of said panel, said terminal holes being arranged in a plurality of second hole groups, a fanning strip disposed adjacent said terminal holes, said fanning strip having a projecting portion extending from the first panel side and an edge portion extending along said first elongated edge, and a plurality of openings formed in said fanning strip, each of said openings extending from said first panel side in said projecting portion and extending from said first panel side toward said second panel side in said edge portion and including a recess in said first elongated edge.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
67 words
The connector block as set forth in claim 9 including a plurality of field test holes extending through an upper end portion and a lower end portion of said panel, each of said field test holes having a generally circular shaped portion near said first panel side that extends into a generally square shaped hole in a generally square shaped block projecting from the second panel side.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
26 words
The connector block as set forth in claim 9 wherein each of said second hole groups is positioned adjacent two adjacent rows of first hole groups.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
186 words
A connector for mounting a plurality of generally rectangular plug-in protector assemblies having a pair of opposed long sides and a pair of opposed short sides that couple incoming telephone lines to telephone equipment, said connector comprising: an elongated mounting panel having a pair of faces and a pair of elongated side edges, a plurality of sockets arranged in socket groups in rows and columns in the mounting panel, each of said socket groups being capable of mounting one of said protector assemblies such that said long sides are generally parallel to said rows and said short sides are generally parallel to said columns, a plurality of terminal holes disposed adjacent said socket groups, a fanning strip disposed adjacent said terminal holes at one of said elongated side edges, said fanning strip having a projecting portion extending from one of said faces of said panel, and a plurality of openings in said fanning strip, each of said openings extending from said face of said panel in said projecting portion and including a recess in one of said elongated side edges extending between said pair of faces.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
186 words
A connector for mounting a plurality of generally rectangular plug-in protector assemblies having a pair of opposed long sides and a pair of opposed short sides that couple incoming telephone lines to telephone equipment, said connector comprising: an elongated mounting panel having a pair of faces and a pair of elongated side edges, a plurality of sockets arranged in socket groups in rows and columns in the mounting panel, each of said socket groups being capable of mounting one of said protector assemblies such that said long sides are generally parallel to said rows and said short sides are generally parallel to said columns, a plurality of terminal holes disposed adjacent said socket groups, a fanning strip disposed adjacent said terminal holes at one of said elongated side edges, said fanning strip having a projecting portion extending from one of said faces of said panel, and a plurality of openings in said fanning strip, each of said openings extending from said face of said panel in said projecting portion and including a recess in one of said elongated side edges extending between said pair of faces.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
27 words
A connector as set forth in claim 12 wherein said projecting portion projects from said face in a direction substantially perpendicular to the plane of said panel.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
188 words
A connector block for telephone distributing equipment comprising: a generally elongated mounting panel having first and secnd opposed panel sides, and first and second elongated edges between said first and second opposed panel sides, a plurality of holes in said panels arranged in a plurality of first hole groups, said first hole groups being arranged in rows and columns on said panel, a plurality of terminal holes disposed between one side of said rows and columns of said first hole groups and said first elongated edge of said panel, said terminal holes being arranged in a plurality of second hole groups, a fanning strip to provide access between said first and second panel sides, said fanning strip having a projecting portion extending from said first panel side away from said second panel side and having an edge portion disposed on said first edge between said first and second panel sides, and a plurality of openings formed in said fanning strip to provide said access between said first and second panel faces, each of said openings extending into and through said edge portion into and through said projecting portion.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
188 words
A connector block for telephone distributing equipment comprising: a generally elongated mounting panel having first and secnd opposed panel sides, and first and second elongated edges between said first and second opposed panel sides, a plurality of holes in said panels arranged in a plurality of first hole groups, said first hole groups being arranged in rows and columns on said panel, a plurality of terminal holes disposed between one side of said rows and columns of said first hole groups and said first elongated edge of said panel, said terminal holes being arranged in a plurality of second hole groups, a fanning strip to provide access between said first and second panel sides, said fanning strip having a projecting portion extending from said first panel side away from said second panel side and having an edge portion disposed on said first edge between said first and second panel sides, and a plurality of openings formed in said fanning strip to provide said access between said first and second panel faces, each of said openings extending into and through said edge portion into and through said projecting portion.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
168 words
A connector block for telephone distributing equipment comprising: a generally elongated mounting panel having first and second opposed panel sides, and first and second elongated edges between said first and second opposed panel sides, a plurality of holes in said panels arranged in a plurality of first hole groups said first hole groups being arranged in rows and columns on said panel, a plurality of terminal holes disposed between one side of said rows and columns of said first hole groups and said first elongated edge of said panel, said terminal holes being arranged in a plurality of second hole groups, a fanning strip integrally formed with said mounting panel and disposed at and along said first edge, said fanning strip has a flange portion extending out from and transversely from said first panel side, a plurality of openings formed in said fanning strip and said panel, each of said openings extends through said panel from said first side to said second side and through said flange portion.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
168 words
A connector block for telephone distributing equipment comprising: a generally elongated mounting panel having first and second opposed panel sides, and first and second elongated edges between said first and second opposed panel sides, a plurality of holes in said panels arranged in a plurality of first hole groups said first hole groups being arranged in rows and columns on said panel, a plurality of terminal holes disposed between one side of said rows and columns of said first hole groups and said first elongated edge of said panel, said terminal holes being arranged in a plurality of second hole groups, a fanning strip integrally formed with said mounting panel and disposed at and along said first edge, said fanning strip has a flange portion extending out from and transversely from said first panel side, a plurality of openings formed in said fanning strip and said panel, each of said openings extends through said panel from said first side to said second side and through said flange portion.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
118 words
A connector block for telephone distributing equipment comprising: a generally rectangular mounting panel having front and rear sides and a pair of opposed edge portions extending between said front and rear sides, a plurality of sockets in said panel arranged in groups in a plurality of rows and columns on said panel, a plurality of groups of terminal holes in said panel positioned adjacent said rows and columns of socket groups, a flange end portion projecting transversely from the panel along one edge portion of said panel, and a plurality of openings extending along said flange portion and in said one edge portion of said panel to permit access between the front and rear sides of said panel.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
118 words
A connector block for telephone distributing equipment comprising: a generally rectangular mounting panel having front and rear sides and a pair of opposed edge portions extending between said front and rear sides, a plurality of sockets in said panel arranged in groups in a plurality of rows and columns on said panel, a plurality of groups of terminal holes in said panel positioned adjacent said rows and columns of socket groups, a flange end portion projecting transversely from the panel along one edge portion of said panel, and a plurality of openings extending along said flange portion and in said one edge portion of said panel to permit access between the front and rear sides of said panel.
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1979-03-30 | 1979-09-29 | 1980-03-30 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1983-03-30 | 1983-09-29 | 1984-03-30 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1987-03-30 | 1987-09-29 | 1988-03-30 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |