Electrical connectors – With coupling movement-actuating means or retaining means in... – Retaining means
Reexamination Certificate
2000-10-20
2001-12-25
Paumen, Gary (Department: 2833)
Electrical connectors
With coupling movement-actuating means or retaining means in...
Retaining means
C439S344000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06332798
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to jack modules which receive multiple RJ
-45
plugs for testing network switches.
2. Background Art
With reference to
FIG. 1
, in testing network switches, multiple RJ-45 plugs
10
must be plugged into and removed from a corresponding jack
12
of a module
14
many times. Removing the plugs
10
becomes tedious and tiresome since each plug
10
must be removed individually from the corresponding jack
12
by fist depressing the conventional resilient lever arm
16
and then pulling the plug
10
from the corresponding jack
14
.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
There is a need for an arrangement that eases the removal of RJ-45 plugs by enabling the plugs to be removed generally simultaneously from jacks of a module.
This and other needs are attained by the present invention, where a device is provided for receiving RJ-45 plugs in respective jacks. Each RJ-45 plug has a lever arm movable from a locked position, locking the plug to a corresponding jack, to a released position permitting the plug to be removed from the corresponding jack. The device includes a body having a plurality of jacks therein. Each jack is constructed and arranged to receive at least a portion of a RJ-45 plug therein. A plug releasing mechanism is mounted with respect to the body and is constructed and arranged such that when at least two plugs are disposed in the locked position in corresponding jacks, movement of the plug releasing mechanism to an actuating position engages the lever arm of each of the plugs, moving the lever arms to the released position generally simultaneously.
In accordance with another aspect of the invention, a method of removing a plurality of RJ-45 plugs from corresponding jacks of a module is provided. Each RJ-45 plug has a lever arm movable from a locked position locking the plug to a corresponding jack and a released position permitting the plug to be removed from the corresponding jack. The method provides a plug releasing mechanism operatively coupled with the module. A plug release mechanism is provided to engage the lever arm of each of the plugs generally simultaneously thereby moving the lever arms to the released position generally simultaneously. The plugs are then removed from the module.
Additional advantages and novel features of the invention will be set forth in part in the description which follows and in part will become apparent to those skilled in the art upon examination of the following or may be learned by practice of the invention. The advantages of the present invention may be realized and attained by means of instrumentalities and combinations particularly pointed in the appended claims.
REFERENCES:
patent: 6174190 (2001-01-01), Tharp et al.
patent: 6254418 (2001-07-01), Tharp et al.
Advanced Micro Devices , Inc.
Manelli Denison & Selter PLLC
Paumen Gary
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