Electrical connectors – With circuit conductors and safety grounding provision – Grounding of coupling part
Reexamination Certificate
2011-05-24
2011-05-24
Duverne, Jean F (Department: 2839)
Electrical connectors
With circuit conductors and safety grounding provision
Grounding of coupling part
Reexamination Certificate
active
07946863
ABSTRACT:
A protection block and method of use are disclosed. The protection block includes a rectangular housing having a front, a rear, and top, bottom, left, and right sides. The protection block also includes a plurality of sockets arranged in a two-dimensional array in the front of the housing, each of the plurality of sockets associated with two pairs of opposed, normally open contacts. Each of the plurality of sockets is arranged to receive an overvoltage protection plug that separately connects each of the two pairs of contacts. The protection block also includes a plurality of electrical connections in a second discrete region of the block separate from the first discrete region, the plurality of electrical connections electrically connected to the contacts. The protection block also includes a grounding bar associated with one or more of the sockets and positioned for electrical connection to a ground connection of an overvoltage protection plug when inserted into a socket.
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Kennedy Bryan
Lasky Rodney J.
Loch Vern
Stasny John
ADC Telecommunications Inc.
Duverne Jean F
Merchant & Gould P.C.
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