Telephonic communications – Subscriber line or transmission line interface
Patent
1996-06-19
1998-02-17
Zele, Krista
Telephonic communications
Subscriber line or transmission line interface
379412, 379442, 439744, H04M 900
Patent
active
057199345
ABSTRACT:
Module for being mounted to telephone network interface apparatus and for interconnecting and disconnecting a subscriber premises line to and from an incoming telephone company line and for providing a demarcation point between the lines for facilitating the determination of whether a fault exists on the subscriber premises line side of the module or on the incoming telephone company line side of the module, the module includes a base provided with a first latch, a jack provided on the base for being connected to the incoming telephone company line, subscriber terminals provided on the base for being connected to the subscriber premises line, a cover mounted pivotally to the base and provided with a second latch which is resilient and for releasably engaging the first latch to releasably latch the cover to the base upon the cover being pivoted toward said base sufficiently to engage the first and second latching means. The cover of the module may be provided with holes through which test members may be inserted to engage the subscriber terminals to test the subscriber line while the cover is closed over the base and covering the jack and subscriber terminals.
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ANTEC Corp.
Rhodes, Jr. R. Gale
Saint-Surin Jacques M.
Zele Krista
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