Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
153 words
Connection apparatus in a telecommunicating system comprising an elongated cover member of a connector for a telecommunicating system, said cover member having front and rear longitudinal edges, said cover member being provided with transverse holes of channel shape extending therethrough in spaced relation longitudinally of said cover member, and a resilient locking spring member insertable into said holes at said front and rear edges and including means for engaging said cover member with snap action upon insertion at said front edge to retain said spring member in said cover member, said cover member including a locking protuberence in each hole, said spring member comprising a resilient portion including a tongue having a free end provided with a recess engageable by said protuberance when the spring member is inserted into the hole from said rear edge to rigidly lock the members together whereby two cover members can be connected together by said spring member.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
153 words
Connection apparatus in a telecommunicating system comprising an elongated cover member of a connector for a telecommunicating system, said cover member having front and rear longitudinal edges, said cover member being provided with transverse holes of channel shape extending therethrough in spaced relation longitudinally of said cover member, and a resilient locking spring member insertable into said holes at said front and rear edges and including means for engaging said cover member with snap action upon insertion at said front edge to retain said spring member in said cover member, said cover member including a locking protuberence in each hole, said spring member comprising a resilient portion including a tongue having a free end provided with a recess engageable by said protuberance when the spring member is inserted into the hole from said rear edge to rigidly lock the members together whereby two cover members can be connected together by said spring member.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
19 words
Connection apparatus as claimed in claim 1 wherein said resilient portion projects at an angle from said spring member.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
35 words
Connection apparatus as claimed in claim 2 wherein said resilient portion has sloped surfaces laterally adjoining said recess in the spring member for frictional engagement when inserted into a receiving hole without a locking protuberance.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
180 words
Connection apparatus in a telecommunicating system comprising an elongated cover member of a connector for a telecommunicating system, said cover member having front and rear longitudinal edges, said cover member being provided with transverse holes of channel shape extending therethrough in spaced relation longitudinally of said cover member, and a resilient locking spring member insertable into said holes at said front and rear edges and including means for engaging said cover member with snap action upon insertion at said front edge to retain said spring member in said cover member, said cover member including a locking protuberance in each hole, said spring member being provided with a recess engageable by said protuberance when the spring member is inserted into the hole from said rear edge to rigidly lock the members together whereby two cover members can be connected together by said spring member, said spring member including a wide section and a narrow section, said narrow section being inserted into said holes in the cover member from said front edge whereas said wide section is inserted from said rear edge.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
180 words
Connection apparatus in a telecommunicating system comprising an elongated cover member of a connector for a telecommunicating system, said cover member having front and rear longitudinal edges, said cover member being provided with transverse holes of channel shape extending therethrough in spaced relation longitudinally of said cover member, and a resilient locking spring member insertable into said holes at said front and rear edges and including means for engaging said cover member with snap action upon insertion at said front edge to retain said spring member in said cover member, said cover member including a locking protuberance in each hole, said spring member being provided with a recess engageable by said protuberance when the spring member is inserted into the hole from said rear edge to rigidly lock the members together whereby two cover members can be connected together by said spring member, said spring member including a wide section and a narrow section, said narrow section being inserted into said holes in the cover member from said front edge whereas said wide section is inserted from said rear edge.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
71 words
Connection apparatus as claimed in claim 4 wherein said narrow section has a free end and said means for engaging said cover and spring members with snap action comprises a stud on said cover member in each hole therein and an aperture at said free end of the narrow section of the spring member for receiving said stud when the narrow section is inserted into the hole in the cover member.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
17 words
Connection apparatus as claimed in claim 5 wherein said spring member is made of a plastic material.