Electrical connectors – With supporting means for coupling part – Supporting means comprising face plate or closure member for...
Reexamination Certificate
2000-01-21
2001-02-13
Patel, T. C. (Department: 2839)
Electrical connectors
With supporting means for coupling part
Supporting means comprising face plate or closure member for...
C439S076100, C439S545000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06186826
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a wall mounted line conditioner for digital subscriber lines (DSL lines) used for voice and internet communications that is integrated into a quickly attached bracket that mounts onto studs on an existing wall phone bracket and is latched in place without tools and without using screw terminals.
The advent of high speed internet connections along existing telephone lines, where both voice communication and digital communication take place, has resulted in the need for filters that will block impedance interferences at high frequencies. The need for the filters has resulted in unsightly external filters, or filters that form part of a permanent connector wall jack bracket for a wall jack and require installation of the new jack bracket using screw terminals after removal of the existing bracket.
In many instances, wall telephones are mounted onto wall plates that have standoff studs that hold a telephone body plugged directly into a center jack. The present invention permits the installation of the line conditioner filter to a wall telephone plate and jack, with external mounting studs that will receive the wall telephone, without any hard wiring of terminals and without any unsightly filters protruding or hanging from existing wall jacks.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a quickly installed DSL filter circuit and wall plate assembly that will clip onto existing wall telephone wall plates, and which houses the line conditioner circuits for DSL lines. The jack mounting bracket of the present invention has a quickly attachable base plate that fits onto the existing standoff studs used for mounting wall telephones onto existing wall telephone plates, and latches in place to prevent the jack mounting bracket of the present invention from being removed accidentally. The outer surface of the jack mounting bracket of the present invention replicates the wall plate used for mounting wall telephones, so that the wall telephone can be installed on the new bracket, and will connect with the existing telephone line through the filter, for use with DSL lines.
The jack mounting bracket of the present invention is easily installed and greatly simplifies the attachments of filters that are used for satisfactory DSL digital and voice communications.
The construction includes a housing with a back plate that will mount onto the existing wall telephone standoff studs, and an intermediate circuit board for the filter components. A modular plug carried by the housing is installed into the existing wall telephone jack. A jack is provided on the external or outer cover plate of the housing. Since the outer cover plate replicates the existing wall telephone mounting plate a wall telephone can be placed into position easily and the entire installation process is very rapid.
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Communications Systems, Inc.
Patel T. C.
Westman Champlin & Kelly P.A.
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