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Telephone network enclosure containing protected termination device
Assignee: Corning Cable Systems Puerto Rico Inc
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Filing: 1992-10-05
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Granted: 1995-12-26
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Expires: 2012-10-05
Abstract
Abstract This invention discloses a telephone network interface enclosure comprising a telephone company compartment having a cover therefor and a telephone subscriber compartment having a cover therefor. A network termination module containing a protector element is disposed in the network interface enclosure. One end of the network termination module is secured in the telephone subscriber compartment while the other end is secured in the telephone company compartment.
Inventors
- 👤 Walter K. Butler
- 👤 Mark P. Cote
- 👤 John J. Napiorkowski
- 👤 Thomas W. Kroll
- 👤 Boyd G. Brower
- 👤 N. Peter Mickelson
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 17:03
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04Q; H04Q1/00; H04Q1/02; H04Q1/028; H04Q1/14; H04Q1/146
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
77 words
A telephone network interface enclosure comprising: a telephone company compartment; a telephone subscriber compartment; a cover for the telephone company compartment; a cover for the telephone subscriber compartment; at least one stand-alone network termination module disposed in the network interface enclosure, the network termination module containing a protector; one end of the network termination module being secured in the telephone subscriber compartment, the other end of the network termination module being secured in the telephone company compartment.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
77 words
A telephone network interface enclosure comprising: a telephone company compartment; a telephone subscriber compartment; a cover for the telephone company compartment; a cover for the telephone subscriber compartment; at least one stand-alone network termination module disposed in the network interface enclosure, the network termination module containing a protector; one end of the network termination module being secured in the telephone subscriber compartment, the other end of the network termination module being secured in the telephone company compartment.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
20 words
The network interface enclosure of claim 1 wherein the protector is connected to a ground in the telephone company compartment.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
97 words
A network interface enclosure comprising: a telephone company compartment; a telephone subscriber compartment; a back wall; an elongated metal grounding strip disposed in the telephone company compartment and orthogonally mounted on the back wall; at least one network termination module having two ends disposed in the network interface enclosure, the network termination module having a grounding clip at one end thereof; a protector disposed within the network interface module, the protector being electrically connected to the grounding clip; the network termination module being secured to the grounding strip by means of the grounding clip fitting thereonto resiliently.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
97 words
A network interface enclosure comprising: a telephone company compartment; a telephone subscriber compartment; a back wall; an elongated metal grounding strip disposed in the telephone company compartment and orthogonally mounted on the back wall; at least one network termination module having two ends disposed in the network interface enclosure, the network termination module having a grounding clip at one end thereof; a protector disposed within the network interface module, the protector being electrically connected to the grounding clip; the network termination module being secured to the grounding strip by means of the grounding clip fitting thereonto resiliently.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
122 words
A network interface enclosure comprising a telephone company compartment; a telephone subscriber compartment; a back wall; an elongated metal grounding strip disposed in the telephone company compartment and orthogonally mounted on the back wall; at least one network termination module having two ends disposed in the network interface enclosure, the network termination module having a grounding clip at one end thereof and at least one tab at the end thereof opposite the grounding clip end, said tab extending into an undercut depression in the back wall; a protector disposed in the network interface module, file protector being electrically connected to the grounding clip; the network termination module being secured to the grounding strip by means of the grounding clip fitting thereonto resiliently.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
122 words
A network interface enclosure comprising a telephone company compartment; a telephone subscriber compartment; a back wall; an elongated metal grounding strip disposed in the telephone company compartment and orthogonally mounted on the back wall; at least one network termination module having two ends disposed in the network interface enclosure, the network termination module having a grounding clip at one end thereof and at least one tab at the end thereof opposite the grounding clip end, said tab extending into an undercut depression in the back wall; a protector disposed in the network interface module, file protector being electrically connected to the grounding clip; the network termination module being secured to the grounding strip by means of the grounding clip fitting thereonto resiliently.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
143 words
A network interface enclosure comprising: a telephone company compartment; a telephone subscriber compartment: a back wall: an elongated metal grounding strip disposed in the telephone company compartment and orthogonally mounted on the back wall; at least one network termination module having two ends disposed in the network interface enclosure, the network termination module having a grounding clip at one end thereof and two tabs at the end thereof opposite the grounding clip end, said tabs extending into undercut depressions in the back wall, the combination of said tabs and said grounding clip being means for mounting and securing the network termination module in the network interface enclosure: a protector disposed within the network interface module, the protector being electrically connected to the grounding clip; the network termination module being secured to the grounding strip by means of the grounding clip fitting thereonto resiliently.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
143 words
A network interface enclosure comprising: a telephone company compartment; a telephone subscriber compartment: a back wall: an elongated metal grounding strip disposed in the telephone company compartment and orthogonally mounted on the back wall; at least one network termination module having two ends disposed in the network interface enclosure, the network termination module having a grounding clip at one end thereof and two tabs at the end thereof opposite the grounding clip end, said tabs extending into undercut depressions in the back wall, the combination of said tabs and said grounding clip being means for mounting and securing the network termination module in the network interface enclosure: a protector disposed within the network interface module, the protector being electrically connected to the grounding clip; the network termination module being secured to the grounding strip by means of the grounding clip fitting thereonto resiliently.
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