Connectorized terminal block

Claim 1

A connectorized terminal block comprising: a first housing section having a rear wall having a plurality of electrical multi-pin connectors mounted thereon for connectorized mating with cooperative connectors of external interconnecting cables, said rear wall serving as a mounting plate for said connectorized terminal block, an open front, and a top cover, said top cover including a rear fanning strip having a plurality of wire channels; a second housing section pivotally attached to said first housing section at said open front of said first housing section and wherein said second housing section is pivotable to open and closed positions, respectively, in relation to said first housing section, and further wherein said second housing section is operative in the closed position to cover said open front and operative in the open position to expose said open front for access to an interior of said first housing section; pivot means for pivotally attaching said second housing section to said first housing section for pivotal movement of said second housing section to open and closed positions, respectively, with respect to said first housing section; an insulative panel disposed within said second housing section; a terminal field disposed in said insulative panel disposed within said second housing section, said terminal field containing an array of electrical terminal pins having external forward facing portions and internal rearward facing portions, said internal rearward facing portions of said electrical terminal pins directed towards said rear wall of said first housing section with said second housing section in the closed position and said external forward facing portions directed opposite to said internal rearward facing portions; a jack field disposed in said insulative panel disposed within said second housing section, said jack field containing an array of forward facing jacks and wherein said forward facing jacks are internally wired within said connectorized terminal block to respective ones of said internal rearward facing portions of said electrical terminal pins of said terminal field and said plurality of electrical multi-pin connectors mounted on said rear wall of said first housing section; said second housing section including a fanning strip adjacent said pivot means, said fanning strip having having a plurality of wire channels; and a front cover pivotally attached to said second housing section operative to enclose said insulative panel having disposed therein said terminal field and said jack field within said second housing section; said external forward facing portions of said electrical terminal pins adapted for electrical connection to cross connecting wires routed thereto via said plurality of wire channels of said rear fanning strip of said top cover and said plurality of wire channels of said fanning strip of said second housing section; and wherein said forward facing jacks of said jack field are adapted for plug connection to patch circuits.