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US4473265A
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Surface mounted shielded telephone jack
Assignee: CCS Holdings Inc
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Filing: 1982-05-03
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Granted: 1984-09-25
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Expires: 2002-05-03
Abstract
Abstract A telephone jack composed of three basic elements: an open top cylindrically shaped cover means; a cylindrically shaped jack housing containing a jack, the jack housing being coaxially received in and rotatably engaged with the cover means; and a biasing means, one portion of which is in engagement with the cover means and another portion in engagement with the jack housing.
Inventors
- 👤 Thomas A. Dellinger
- 👤 Clifton G. Hampton
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-25 23:18
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04M; H04M1/00; H04M1/02; H04M1/0293; H02; H02G; H02G3/00; H02G3/02; H02G3/08; H02G3/10; H02G3/16
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
109 words
A telephone wall jack comprising: (a) a cylindrically shaped cover means and a cylindrically shaped jack housing coaxially received in, rotatably engaged with and circumscribed by the cover means, said cover means and jack housing each being comprised of a top portion and an upstanding sidewall around the periphery thereof, each sidewall having an opening therein adapted to be rotatably aligned in mating relationship; (b) a jack in said jack housing in alignment with the opening of the upstanding sidewall of the jack housing; and, (c) a biasing means, one portion of which is in engagement with the cover means and another portion in engagement with the jack housing.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
109 words
A telephone wall jack comprising: (a) a cylindrically shaped cover means and a cylindrically shaped jack housing coaxially received in, rotatably engaged with and circumscribed by the cover means, said cover means and jack housing each being comprised of a top portion and an upstanding sidewall around the periphery thereof, each sidewall having an opening therein adapted to be rotatably aligned in mating relationship; (b) a jack in said jack housing in alignment with the opening of the upstanding sidewall of the jack housing; and, (c) a biasing means, one portion of which is in engagement with the cover means and another portion in engagement with the jack housing.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
27 words
A telephone wall jack as described in claim 1 wherein the cover means includes a top portion and said top portion has a cavity on its undersurface.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
28 words
A telephone wall jack as described in claim 2 wherein the jack housing comprises a top portion, and said top portion has a cavity in its outer surface.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
40 words
A telephone wall jack as described in claim 3 wherein a portion of the biasing means is received in the cavity in the cover means top and another portion is received in the cavity in the jack housing top portion.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
44 words
A telephone wall jack as described in claim 3 including an upstanding stop means disposed on the undersurface of the cover means top portion and a slot in the top portion of the jack housing, said stop means being slidably disposed in said slot.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
49 words
A telephone wall jack as described in claim 2 wherein the cavity in the cover means top comprises: (a) an upstanding center post; and, (b) an upstanding wall spaced apart from and partially circumscribing the center post, the terminal portions of said wall being spaced apart from one another.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
52 words
A telphone wall jack as described in claim 6 wherein the cavity in the top portion of the jack housing comprises: (a) a first portion; (b) a second portion smaller than and coaxially disposed with the first portion; and, (c) a third portion in communication with the last-mentioned portion and tangential thereto.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
82 words
A telephone wall jack as described in claim 7 wherein the biasing means is a spring having two terminal portions and a medial portion, one of said terminal portions being disposed in the cavity of the cover means top, the medial portion being partly disposed around the cover means center post and in the first and second portions of the cavity in the jack housing top and the other terminal portion being disposed in the third portion of said last mentioned cavity.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
65 words
A telephone wall jack as described in claim 1 wherein the cover means includes a top portion and an upstanding sidewall around the periphery thereof and where said side wall contains a first opening adapted to expose the jack of the jack housing if aligned therewith and a second opening in communication with the first opening, the second opening being smaller than the first opening.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
47 words
A telephone wall jack as described in claim 1 wherein said jack housing is composed of a top and bottom portion, said bottom portion containing a jack cavity composed in part by a dielectric carrier containing insulated electrical connectors having contact surfaces on a terminal portion thereof.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
52 words
A telephone wall jack as described in claim 1 wherein said jack housing includes a top portion, said top portion comprising a top, an upstanding side wall disposed around the periphery thereof, an opening in said side wall, a flange portion adjacent to said opening and a notch in said flange portion.
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| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1991-09-25 | 1992-03-26 | 1992-09-25 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1995-09-25 | 1996-03-26 | 1996-09-25 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |