Electrical connectors – Contact comprising cutter – Insulation cutter
Patent
1998-06-30
1999-10-12
Stephan, Steven L.
Electrical connectors
Contact comprising cutter
Insulation cutter
379399, H01R 424
Patent
active
059646144
ABSTRACT:
A customer bridge configuration (110) allows connection or disconnection of customer-side lead wires when the customer wiring is disconnected from the external telephone network, but prevents connection or disconnection of customer-side lead wires when the customer wiring is connected to the external telephone network. A connector (120) is mounted to a housing (112). The connector (120) includes two terminals (123) and at least one movable portion (122) mounted over the terminals. A wire (132) is engaged by the housing (112). The wire (132) extends from a position in a top surface of the housing (112), and may be wrapped within cladding as part of a cable (130) The wire (132) has an end terminating in a plug(152). An RJ11 jack receives the plug (152). The jack (153) provides an electrical connection to an outside circuit (164). The wire (132) is long enough for the plug (152) to reach the jack (153) when the movable portion (122) is in the closed position, but too short for the plug (152) to reach the jack (153) when the movable portion (122) is in the open position. The connector (120) is between the jack (153) and the position in the top surface of the housing (112) from which the cable (130) extends. The movable portion (122) includes holes (124) for insertion of customer-side lead wires. The movable portion (122) has an open (raised) position, and a closed (lowered) position for connecting the terminal (123) to the customer-side lead wires.
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Koffs Steven E.
Lucent Technologies - Inc.
Nasri Javaid
Stephan Steven L.
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