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Station protector
Assignee: Corning Cable Systems Puerto Rico Inc
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Filing: 1984-05-17
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Granted: 1986-12-30
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Expires: 2004-05-17
Abstract
Abstract A station protector for communication lines includes an electrical conductor formed for connection to the communications lines and affixed to a base member, a grounding means affixed to the base member, an arrester cartridge disposed in an aperture in the base member and a biased resilient member electrically coupling the electrical conductor to a surge voltage arrester or to circuit ground in the absence of the arrester.
Inventors
- 👤 Nils P. Mickelson
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 19:47
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01T; H01T4/00; H01T4/06
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
113 words
A station protector comprising: a base member of electrical insulator material; mounting means formed in said member mounting an arrester cartridge comprising a threaded metal shell, an arrester and a cage; grounding means affixed to said base member and fromed to connect to a circuit ground and to said arrester cartridge; a line terminal affixed to said base member and formed to connect to a circuit; and an electrically conductive cantilever spring formed to ground the line terminal to the grounding means in the absence of the arrester, cage and shell, and to connect the line terminal to the arrester cartridge when the complete arrester cartridge is properly mounted in the mounting means.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
113 words
A station protector comprising: a base member of electrical insulator material; mounting means formed in said member mounting an arrester cartridge comprising a threaded metal shell, an arrester and a cage; grounding means affixed to said base member and fromed to connect to a circuit ground and to said arrester cartridge; a line terminal affixed to said base member and formed to connect to a circuit; and an electrically conductive cantilever spring formed to ground the line terminal to the grounding means in the absence of the arrester, cage and shell, and to connect the line terminal to the arrester cartridge when the complete arrester cartridge is properly mounted in the mounting means.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
23 words
The station protector of claim 1 wherein the spring makes substantially frictionless contact with the arrester cartridge when said cartridge is properly mounted.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
22 words
The station protector of claim 1 wherein the spring is substantially flat and is substantially orthogonal to the axis of the arrester.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
29 words
The station protector of claim 1 wherein a rod is connected to the grounding means and wherein the spring grounds the line terminal by making contact with the rod.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
23 words
The station protector of claim 4 wherein the rod is substantially orthogonal to the spring so that the contact therebetween is substantially frictionless.
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