US6556411B1
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Purge protection cartridge with three-way attachment clip
Assignee: Vertiv Energy Systems Inc
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Filing: 2002-04-02
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Granted: 2003-04-29
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Expires: 2022-04-02
Abstract
Abstract A surge protection cartridge is disclosed which is compact, allows for surge protection devices to be inserted and removed by hand, is rugged, is easy to use and is economical. The cartridge includes a plastic housing, a series of tip and ring terminals mounted to the housing, a ground bar mounted within the housing, a guide strip frictionally mounted to the housing, two attachment clips and a cover. The guide strip is partitioned and includes surge protection device pads with three holes and funnel-like bordering surfaces around each hole to facilitate installation of the devices. The side walls of the housing are shortened to allow hand installation and removal of devices and the cover is used to protect the devices and maintain their connection even when the cartridge is roughly handled. The attachment clips connect to the housing, to a standard telecommunication frame and to a modular terminal block assembly.
Inventors
- 👤 Daniel Hoeft
- 👤 Dominic Morrone
- 👤 Albert McGovern
- 👤 Thomas Baum
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 17:40
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04Q; H04Q1/00; H04Q1/02; H04Q1/11; H04Q1/116; H01; H01R; H01R9/00; H01R9/22; H01R9/24; H01R9/2425; H01R9/2441; H01R9/2483; H01R13/00; H01R13/02; H01R13/10; H01R13/11; H01R13/112; H01R13/40; H01R13/405; H01R13/41; H01R13/46; H01R13/502; H01R13/506; H01R2201/00; H01R2201/16; H04Q1/14; H04Q1/142
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 19
Claim 1
Independent Claim
64 words
A surge protection cartridge for a modular terminal block assembly comprising: a housing adapted to be connected to a modular terminal block assembly; a plurality of electrical terminals mounted to said housing; a grounding element mounted to said housing; and an attachment clip mounted to said housing for connecting said housing to a frame and for connecting said housing to a terminal block assembly.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
64 words
A surge protection cartridge for a modular terminal block assembly comprising: a housing adapted to be connected to a modular terminal block assembly; a plurality of electrical terminals mounted to said housing; a grounding element mounted to said housing; and an attachment clip mounted to said housing for connecting said housing to a frame and for connecting said housing to a terminal block assembly.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
48 words
An apparatus as claimed in claim 1 wherein: said attachment clip includes a first element for connecting said clip to said housing; a second element for connecting said surge protection cartridge to said modular terminal block assembly; and a third element for connecting said clip to a frame.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
76 words
An apparatus as claimed in claim 2 wherein: said first element includes a spring biased arm for frictionally engaging a wall of said housing and a barb for mechanical interference with said wall of said housing; said second element includes an upper portion with an opening, said opening adapted to receive an engagement projection of said modular terminal block assembly; and said third element includes an engagement projection located in a second portion of said clip.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
32 words
An apparatus as claimed in claim 1 wherein: said housing includes short side walls wherein surge projection devices mounted to said housing are sufficiently exposed to be inserted and removed by hand.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
35 words
An apparatus as claimed in claim 4 including: a guide strip mounted to said housing, said guide strip including a plurality of spaced apart partitions alternating with a plurality of surge protection device receiving pads.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
17 words
An apparatus as claimed in claim 5 wherein: each of said pads includes three spaced apart openings.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
20 words
An apparatus as claimed in claim 6 wherein: each of said pads includes slanted surfaces bordering each of said openings.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
40 words
An apparatus as claimed in claim 1 including: a guide strip mounted to said housing and adapted to receive a plurality of surge protection devices which make electrical contact with said grounding element and with said tip and ring terminals.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
38 words
An apparatus as claimed in claim 8 wherein: said guide strip includes a plurality of spaced apart partitions separated by a plurality of surge protection device receiving pads; and each of said pads includes three spaced apart openings.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
21 words
An apparatus as claimed in claim 9 wherein: each of said pads includes a slanted surface bordering each of said openings.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
39 words
An apparatus as claimed in claim 1 wherein: said grounding element includes an elongated spine, a plurality of contacts extending from said spine and two pair of spring biased electrical contacts, one pair at each end of said spine.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
17 words
An apparatus as claimed in claim 11 wherein: said grounding element and said attachment clip are non-integral.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
49 words
An apparatus as claimed in claim 1 including: a cover for removably mounting to said housing, said cover includes a base and opposing side walls, and each of said walls having a projection receiving slot; and said housing includes side walls where each side wall includes an engagement projection.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
48 words
An apparatus as claimed in claim 5 wherein: said attachment clip includes a first element for connecting said clip to said housing; a second element for connecting said surge protection cartridge to said modular terminal block assembly; and a third element for connecting said clip to a frame.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
74 words
An apparatus as claimed in claim 14 wherein: said first element includes a spring biased arm for frictionally engage a wall of said housing and a barb for mechanical interference with said wall of said housing; said second element includes an upper portion with an opening, said opening for receiving an engagement projection of said modular terminal block assembly; and said third element includes an engagement projection in a second portion of said clip.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
35 words
An apparatus as claimed in claim 14 wherein: said grounding element includes an elongated spine, a plurality of contacts extending from said spine and spring biased electrical contacts connected at each end of said spine.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
174 words
An apparatus as claimed in claim 1 including: a guide strip mounted to said housing, said guide strip including a plurality of spaced apart partitions alternating with a plurality of surge protection device receiving pads wherein each of said pads includes three spaced apart openings; each of said pads includes slanted surfaces bordering each of said openings; said attachment clip includes a first element for connecting said clip to said housing, a second element for connecting said surge protection cartridge to said modular terminal block assembly and a third element for connecting said clip to a frame; said first clip element including a spring biased arm for frictionally engaging a wall of said housing and a barb for mechanical interference with said wall of said housing, said second clip element includes an upper portion with an opening, and said third clip element includes an engagement projection; and said grounding element includes an elongated spine, a plurality of contacts extending from said spine and spring biased electrical contacts connected at each end of said spine.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
70 words
An apparatus as claimed in claim 17 including: a cover for removably mounting to said housing; said cover includes a base and opposing side walls, each of said side walls having a projection receiving slot; said housing includes side walls, where each side wall includes an engagement projection; and said housing includes short side walls wherein mounted surge protection devices are sufficiently exposed to be inserted and removed by hand.
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 2006-04-28 | 2006-10-28 | 2007-04-29 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 2010-04-28 | 2010-10-28 | 2011-04-29 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 2014-04-28 | 2014-10-28 | 2015-04-29 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |