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Electrical-installation system
Assignee: Daetwyler Schweiz AG
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Filing: 1997-12-01
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Granted: 2000-02-22
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Expires: 2017-12-01
Abstract
Abstract An electrical-installation system comprising flat cable and connectors. Power-supply and data-transmission functions are combined in essentially the same plane. The data-transmission wires are not twisted. Contact can be established with the cores inside the connectors by piercing their insulation without stripping it.
Inventors
- 👤 Hans Woertz
- 👤 Pierre Schoeffel
- 👤 Andre Bissig
- 👤 Jurgen Strauss
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 23:43
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01R; H01R12/00; H01R12/50; H01R12/59; H01R12/594; H01R12/61; H01R12/613; H01R12/616; H01R12/65; H01R12/67; H01R4/00; H01R4/24; H01R4/2475; H01R4/2483; H01R12/70; H01R12/77; H01R12/771; H01R12/775; H01R13/00; H01R13/646; H01R13/6461; H01R13/6471; H01R13/648; H01R13/658; H01R13/6591; H01R13/6592
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 21
Claim 1
Independent Claim
108 words
An electrical-installation system comprising: a cable comprising at least one insulated power-transmission core and at least two insulated data-transmission cores and shielding enclosing together the at least two data-transmission cores, wherein the at least two data-transmission cores are not twisted with each other and the at least one power-transmission core and the at least two data-transmission cores are combined in essentially the same plane; and a connector comprising at least one insulated contact in engagement with the at least one of the data-transmission cores of the cable by piercing, without stripping, the insulation of the data-transmission core and by piercing, without stripping, the shielding of the data-transmission core.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
108 words
An electrical-installation system comprising: a cable comprising at least one insulated power-transmission core and at least two insulated data-transmission cores and shielding enclosing together the at least two data-transmission cores, wherein the at least two data-transmission cores are not twisted with each other and the at least one power-transmission core and the at least two data-transmission cores are combined in essentially the same plane; and a connector comprising at least one insulated contact in engagement with the at least one of the data-transmission cores of the cable by piercing, without stripping, the insulation of the data-transmission core and by piercing, without stripping, the shielding of the data-transmission core.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
23 words
An installation system as in claim 1, whereby any power-transmission core next to a data-transmission core acts as a protective or neutral core.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
13 words
An installation system as in claim 1, whereby the connector includes power-or-data couplers.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
16 words
An installation system as in claim 1, whereby the cable incorporates at least four power-transmission cores.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
30 words
An installation system as in claim 1, wherein the cable fits into an accommodation in the connector such that the cable will always be forced into a specific position therein.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
46 words
An installation system as in claim 1, wherein the at least two data-transmission cores are grouped together in a data-transmission portion and the power-transmission cores in a power-transmission portion; and the cable further comprising a web, the web connecting the data-transmission portion and the power-transmission portion.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
22 words
An installation system as in claim 1, wherein the connector is designed to tap into the cable at any location along it.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
43 words
An installation system as in claim 1, wherein the connector has as many insulated contacts as the cable has data-transmission cores, and each insulated contact is an insulated screw with a point that pierces the cable and establishes contact with a data-transmission core.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
53 words
An installation system as defined in claim 1 wherein the connector also comprises at least one power-connector in engagement with the at least one power-transmission core of the cable, wherein each engaged power-contact is in engagement with only one power-transmission core of the cable by piercing, without stripping, the insulation of the core.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
42 words
An installation system as defined by claim 9 wherein the connector has as many power-connectors as the cable has power-transmission cores, and each power-connector is a screw and has a point that pierces the cable and establishes contact with a power-transmission core.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
123 words
An electrical-installation system comprising: a cable having an outside and comprising at least one power-transmission core and at least two insulated data-transmission cores and shielding enclosing together at least two of the insulated data-transmission cores; wherein the at least two insulated data-transmission cores are not twisted with each other and the at least one power-transmission core and the at least two data-transmission cores are combined in essentially the same plane; and a connector comprising at least one contact in engagement with the at least one power-transmission core and at least two insulated contacts in engagement with the at least two data-transmission cores of the cable by piercing, without stripping, the outside of the cable and the shielding and insulation of the data-transmission core.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
123 words
An electrical-installation system comprising: a cable having an outside and comprising at least one power-transmission core and at least two insulated data-transmission cores and shielding enclosing together at least two of the insulated data-transmission cores; wherein the at least two insulated data-transmission cores are not twisted with each other and the at least one power-transmission core and the at least two data-transmission cores are combined in essentially the same plane; and a connector comprising at least one contact in engagement with the at least one power-transmission core and at least two insulated contacts in engagement with the at least two data-transmission cores of the cable by piercing, without stripping, the outside of the cable and the shielding and insulation of the data-transmission core.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
226 words
An electrical-installation system comprising: a cable having an outside and comprising at least one insulated power-transmission core, at least two insulated data-transmission cores and shielding of the data-transmission cores against the at least one power-transmission core, wherein the shielding encloses together the at least two data-transmission cores, the at least two data-transmission cores are not twisted with each other and the at least one power-transmission core and the at least two data-transmission cores are combined in essentially the same plane; and a connector comprising at least one power-connector in engagement with the at least one power-transmission core of the cable by piercing without stripping, the outside of the cable and the insulation of the power transmission core; said connector further comprising, for each of the at least two data-transmission cores, at least one insulated contact in engagement with the corresponding data-transmission core of the cable by piercing, without stripping, the outside of the cable and the shielding and insulation of the data-transmission cores, the insulation of the insulated contacts being such that it prevents short circuits between the pierced data-transmission core and the pierced shielding, wherein the outside of the cable fits into an accommodation in the connector such that the cable will always be precisely forced into a specific position therein, without stripping the outside of the cable and the shielding of the data-transmission cores.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
226 words
An electrical-installation system comprising: a cable having an outside and comprising at least one insulated power-transmission core, at least two insulated data-transmission cores and shielding of the data-transmission cores against the at least one power-transmission core, wherein the shielding encloses together the at least two data-transmission cores, the at least two data-transmission cores are not twisted with each other and the at least one power-transmission core and the at least two data-transmission cores are combined in essentially the same plane; and a connector comprising at least one power-connector in engagement with the at least one power-transmission core of the cable by piercing without stripping, the outside of the cable and the insulation of the power transmission core; said connector further comprising, for each of the at least two data-transmission cores, at least one insulated contact in engagement with the corresponding data-transmission core of the cable by piercing, without stripping, the outside of the cable and the shielding and insulation of the data-transmission cores, the insulation of the insulated contacts being such that it prevents short circuits between the pierced data-transmission core and the pierced shielding, wherein the outside of the cable fits into an accommodation in the connector such that the cable will always be precisely forced into a specific position therein, without stripping the outside of the cable and the shielding of the data-transmission cores.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
16 words
The electrical-installation system claimed in claim 12, wherein the cable includes at least four power-transmission cores.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
46 words
The electrical-installation system claimed in claim 12, wherein the at least two data-transmission cores are grouped together in a data-transmission portion and the power-transmission cores in a power-transmission portion; and the cable further comprising a web, the web connecting the data-transmission portion and the power-transmission portion.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
22 words
The electrical-installation system claimed in claim 12, wherein the connector is designed to tap into the cable at any location along it.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
29 words
The electrical-installation system claimed in claim 12, wherein each insulated contact is an insulated screw with a point that pierces the cable and establishes contact with a data-transmission core.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
52 words
The electrical-installation system claimed in claim 12 wherein the connector also comprises at least one power-connector in engagement with the at least one power-transmission core of the cable, wherein each engaged power-contact is in engagement with only one power-transmission core of the cable by piercing, without stripping, the insulation of the core.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
28 words
The electrical-installation system claimed in claim 12 wherein each power-connector is a screw and has a point that pierces the cable and establishes contact with a power-transmission core.
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 2003-02-21 | 2003-08-23 | 2004-02-22 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 2007-02-21 | 2007-08-23 | 2008-02-22 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 2011-02-21 | 2011-08-23 | 2012-02-22 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |