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US5947772A
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Wire terminal block for communication connectors
Assignee: Commscope Inc of North Carolina
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Filing: 1997-08-22
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Granted: 1999-09-07
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Expires: 2017-08-22
Abstract
Abstract A wire terminal block for communication connectors. The block includes a mandrel, and a frame arranged for mounting on a printed wire board and for supporting the mandrel on the board where a number of terminal wires emerge to contact a mating connector. A number of slots are formed along the mandrel, and an inner contour at a base of each slot is configured to form a desired bend radius in the terminal wires when the wires are seated in corresponding ones of the slots and are wrapped about the mandrel within the slots. In one embodiment, the inner contour of the mandrel is configured to form a first bend radius in the terminal wires at a side of the wire board from which the wires emerge, and to form a second bend radius in the terminal wires with which the wires angle back over an opposite side of the wire board to contact the mating connector.
Inventors
- 👤 Jaime Ray Arnett
- 👤 Ronald Herbert Guelden
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 23:42
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01R; H01R24/00; H01R24/60; H01R24/62; H01R24/64; H01R12/00; H01R12/50; H01R12/51; H01R12/55; H01R12/58; H01R12/585; H01R13/00; H01R13/646; H01R13/6461; H01R4/00; H01R4/24; H01R4/2416; H01R4/242; H01R4/2425; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S439/00; Y10S439/941
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
122 words
A wire terminal block for communication connectors, comprising: a mandrel; and a frame including a pair of legs extending from opposite ends of the mandrel; wherein said legs are constructed and arranged to be mounted on a printed wire board and to support the mandrel substantially against a front edge of the board near a number of terminal wires that emerge from the board to contact a mating connector; and wherein a number of slots are formed along the mandrel, and an inner contour at a base of each slot is configured to form a desired bend radius in the terminal wires when the wires are seated in corresponding ones of the slots and are wrapped about the mandrel within said slots.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
122 words
A wire terminal block for communication connectors, comprising: a mandrel; and a frame including a pair of legs extending from opposite ends of the mandrel; wherein said legs are constructed and arranged to be mounted on a printed wire board and to support the mandrel substantially against a front edge of the board near a number of terminal wires that emerge from the board to contact a mating connector; and wherein a number of slots are formed along the mandrel, and an inner contour at a base of each slot is configured to form a desired bend radius in the terminal wires when the wires are seated in corresponding ones of the slots and are wrapped about the mandrel within said slots.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
73 words
A wire terminal block according to claim 1, wherein the inner contour at the base of each slot is configured to form a first bend radius in the terminal wires at a side of the wire board from which the terminal wires emerge, and to form a second bend radius in the terminal wires with which the wires angle back over an opposite side of the wire board to contact the mating connector.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
26 words
A wire terminal block according to claim 1, including post members associated with the legs of said frame for engaging corresponding openings in the wire board.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
32 words
A wire terminal block according to claim 3, wherein said post members project from said legs and have ribs configured to be press fit into the corresponding openings in the wire board.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
148 words
A wire terminal block for communication connectors, comprising: a mandrel; and a frame constructed and arranged to be mounted on a printed wire board and to support the mandrel substantially against a front edge of the board near a number of terminal wires that emerge from the board to contact a mating connector; wherein a number of slots are formed along the mandrel, and an inner contour at a base of each slot is configured to form a first bend radius in the terminal wires at a side of the wire board from which the terminal wires emerge, and to form a second bend radius in the terminal wires with which the wires angle back over an opposite side of the wire board to contact the mating connector, when the wires are seated in corresponding ones of the slots and are wrapped about the mandrel within said slots.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
148 words
A wire terminal block for communication connectors, comprising: a mandrel; and a frame constructed and arranged to be mounted on a printed wire board and to support the mandrel substantially against a front edge of the board near a number of terminal wires that emerge from the board to contact a mating connector; wherein a number of slots are formed along the mandrel, and an inner contour at a base of each slot is configured to form a first bend radius in the terminal wires at a side of the wire board from which the terminal wires emerge, and to form a second bend radius in the terminal wires with which the wires angle back over an opposite side of the wire board to contact the mating connector, when the wires are seated in corresponding ones of the slots and are wrapped about the mandrel within said slots.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
20 words
A wire terminal block according to claim 5, wherein the second bend radius is larger than the first bend radius.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
60 words
A wire terminal block according to claim 5, wherein said frame comprises a pair of legs at opposite ends of the mandrel, and said legs are constructed and arranged with respect to the mandrel to support the mandrel substantially against said front edge of the wire board when the frame is mounted on said one side of the wire board.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
26 words
A wire terminal block according to claim 7, including post members associated with the legs of said frame for engaging corresponding openings in the wire board.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
32 words
A wire terminal block according to claim 8, wherein said post members project from said legs and have ribs configured to be press fit into the corresponding openings in the wire board.
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