Electrical connectors – With insulation other than conductor sheath – Plural-contact coupling part
Reexamination Certificate
2007-07-10
2007-07-10
Duverne, J. F. (Department: 2839)
Electrical connectors
With insulation other than conductor sheath
Plural-contact coupling part
Reexamination Certificate
active
11382106
ABSTRACT:
A patch panel including a plurality of electrical connector assemblies, each of the electrical connector assemblies including a first jack presented on a first side of a panel frame of the patch panel and a second jack electrically linked to the first jack to form a jack pair and presented on a second side of the panel frame. Both the first jack and the second jack are presented at an angle with respect to the panel frame, and both the first jack and the second jack may be engaged using a patch cord. The first and second jack of each jack pair are at a 90-degree angle relative to one another.
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Clark Gordon P.
Mattson Loren
Schmidt John
ADC Telecommunications Inc.
Duverne J. F.
Merchant & Gould P.C.
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