Telephone connector cutover block

Claim 1

An auxiliary telephone connector block for use in changing the connection of individual telephone subscriber circuits from one switching equipment location to another switching equipment location, said block comprising: a generally planar frame element including a main wall, a plurality of elongated circuit board engaging means mounted upon a surface of said main wall, a corresponding plurality of planar circuit boards, each having first and second oppositely disposed surfaces, each of said first and second surfaces having differing circuits thereon; said circuit boards being selectively engaged in either of two orientations relative to a respective circuit board engaging means; first, second and third pluralities of terminals carried by said main wall adjacent each of said circuit board engaging means in such positions as to establish electrical communication with corresponding terminals on said circuit boards upon the engagement thereof; the circuits on said first and second surfaces of each of said circuit boards being so configured as to establish communication between said first and second pluralities of terminals when engaged in one of said orientations, and establish communication between said first and third pluralities of terminals when in the other of said orientations.