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Telecommunication terminal strip

Assignee: TE Connectivity Germany GmbH
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Filing: 1988-08-08
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Granted: 1989-07-11
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Expires: 2008-08-08
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Abstract

Abstract The invention relates to a terminal strip or blocks in telecommunications, comprising a support plate with terminal elements for conductors to be plugged thereon and of a strip-like upper part to be snapped onto the support plate to create a relatively long terminal block without risk of addition of tolerance errors. The upper part is formed by several partial blocks, and the support plate has several receiving chambers arranged one behind the other for the partial blocks.

Inventors

  • 👤 Heide Teichler
  • 👤 Manfred Muller

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-30 12:27
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01R; H01R4/00; H01R4/24; H01R9/00; H01R9/22; H01R9/24; H01R9/2425; H01R9/2441; H04; H04Q; H04Q1/00; H04Q1/02; H04Q1/14; H04Q1/142; H01R4/2416; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S439/00; Y10S439/922

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim 111 words
A telecommunication terminal block comprising: a terminal block support plate having walls defining a plurality of chambers, each chamber having cross walls defining a plurality of partial chambers; a plurality of terminal elements positionable in each of said partial chambers, each terminal element cooperating with another terminal element to form a plurality of double conductor sets; a plurality of partial upper blocks, each partial upper block being snap-fitted into engagement with walls defining one of said plurality of chambers of said terminal block, each of said partial blocks having terminal engagement means for engaging and supporting a plurality of said double conductor sets in cooperation with said terminal block support plate.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 111 words
A telecommunication terminal block comprising: a terminal block support plate having walls defining a plurality of chambers, each chamber having cross walls defining a plurality of partial chambers; a plurality of terminal elements positionable in each of said partial chambers, each terminal element cooperating with another terminal element to form a plurality of double conductor sets; a plurality of partial upper blocks, each partial upper block being snap-fitted into engagement with walls defining one of said plurality of chambers of said terminal block, each of said partial blocks having terminal engagement means for engaging and supporting a plurality of said double conductor sets in cooperation with said terminal block support plate.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 45 words
A telecommunications terminal block according to claim 1, comprising: a groove for receiving a metallic grounding bar formed in said support plate parallel to each of said chambers and said partial upper blocks, said chambers being arranged in two rows with said groove positioned therebetween.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 38 words
A terminal block according to claim 1, wherein said chambers are arranged in two parallel rows including a groove formation between said rows for a grounding bar, a grounding bar being positioned between said rows of said chambers.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 25 words
A terminal block according to claim 1, further comprising: attachment plates connected to said support plate for connecting said support plate to a distributing frame.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 44 words
A terminal block according to claim 1, further comprising detent segments associated with said walls defining a plurality of chambers and cooperating detent depressions associated with each of said partial upper blocks, said detent segments and detent depressions cooperating to form a snap-fit connection.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 32 words
A telecommunications terminal block according to claim 1, wherein each of said support plates includes ten chambers and each chamber includes ten partial chambers which provide five double conductors for each chamber.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1992-07-10 1993-01-09 1993-07-11 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1996-07-10 1997-01-09 1997-07-11 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 2000-07-10 2001-01-09 2001-07-11 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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