US4624516A
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Electrical junction housings
Assignee: Amphenol Corp
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Filing: 1985-03-28
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Granted: 1986-11-25
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Expires: 2005-03-28
Abstract
Abstract A fascia assembly (10, 20) for an electrical junction housing comprises a fascia (20) with an aperture therein and a connection module (10) having resilient location means (14, 15, 17) adapted to co-operate with the edges of the aperture releasably to locate the module in the aperture with the module flush with the fascia. The module has a plug-receiving aperture (12a) which is shuttered by a shutter (13) on the module. The connection module may carry any desired connector, for example, a socket for a telephone jack plug, and different modules can carry different connector types.
Inventors
- 👤 Rowland S. White
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 01:36
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01R; H01R13/00; H01R13/46; H01R13/516; H01R13/44; H01R13/447; H01R2201/00; H01R2201/16
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 18
Claim 1
Independent Claim
97 words
A fascia assembly for an electrical junction housing which assembly comprises a fascia having a front face, a rear face and an aperture extending between said faces and a connection module having a front plate carrying resilient location means co-operating with the edges of the aperture to releasably locate the module in the aperture, the fascia having a formation in contact with the rear face and extending around the aperture against which the rear of the front plate bears such that the front face of the front plate is flush with the front face of the fascia.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
97 words
A fascia assembly for an electrical junction housing which assembly comprises a fascia having a front face, a rear face and an aperture extending between said faces and a connection module having a front plate carrying resilient location means co-operating with the edges of the aperture to releasably locate the module in the aperture, the fascia having a formation in contact with the rear face and extending around the aperture against which the rear of the front plate bears such that the front face of the front plate is flush with the front face of the fascia.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
21 words
An assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein the connection module and location means are moulded integrally from a plastic material.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
20 words
An assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein the connection module comprises a shuttered socket for a telephone jack plug.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
24 words
An assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein the fascia has a plurality of apertures therein, which assembly comprises a plurality of connection modules.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
25 words
An assembly according to claim 1, wherein the front plate is provided with a shutter slidable on the rear thereof between open and closed positions.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
19 words
An assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein said formation comprises bearing plates extending along edges of said aperture.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
18 words
An assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein the front face of the fascia substantially fills said aperture.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
47 words
An assembly as claimed in claim 1 wherein the connection module is generally rectangular and the resilient location means comprises two flanges one along each of two opposed edges of the module, the flanges being adapted to co-operate with respective edges of the aperture in the fascia.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
34 words
An assembly as claimed in claim 8, wherein said flanges are flexible such that said connector module can be mounted on said fascia by insertion into said aperture from the front of said fascia.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
33 words
An assembly as claimed in claim 9, wherein said flanges comprise upper and lower sections which are spaced from said front plate and a central section which is connected to said front plate.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
26 words
An assembly as claimed in claim 10, wherein said resilient location means further comprises generally wedge-shaped projections extending from upper and lower sections of each flange.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
24 words
An assembly as claimed in claim 11, including a grooved base on each of said flanges, said grooves being in engagement with said formation.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
19 words
An assembly as claimed in claim 12, wherein said formation comprises bearing plates extending along edges of said aperture.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
103 words
An electrical connection module for mounting in an opening in a housing member and having a substantially rectangular front plate with resilient location means on the rear thereof adapted to co-operate with the edges of the opening to releasably locate the module in the opening, said location means comprising flexible flanges, said flanges being located such that the front plate is adapted to be flush with the surface of the housing bearing said opening when said module is mounted therein, the front plate having a shuttered aperture with the shutter slidable on the rear of the front plate between open and closed positions.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
103 words
An electrical connection module for mounting in an opening in a housing member and having a substantially rectangular front plate with resilient location means on the rear thereof adapted to co-operate with the edges of the opening to releasably locate the module in the opening, said location means comprising flexible flanges, said flanges being located such that the front plate is adapted to be flush with the surface of the housing bearing said opening when said module is mounted therein, the front plate having a shuttered aperture with the shutter slidable on the rear of the front plate between open and closed positions.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
10 words
Apparatus according to claim 14 wherein the shutter is spring-loaded.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
30 words
Apparatus according to claim 15, wherein the resilient location means comprises two flanges one to each side of the aperture extending parallel to the direction of sliding of the shutter.
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