Patch cable physical link identification device

Details Patch cable physical link identification device Patch cable physical link identification device

2005-08-05

2011-10-11

Kuntz, Curtis (Department: 2614)

Electrical connectors

With insulation other than conductor sheath

Insulating body having plural mutually insulated terminals...

C379S022030, C379S022070, C379S413030, C379S433050, C379S438000, C439S036000, C439S039000, C439S042000, C439S056000, C439S075000, C439S119000, C439S226000, C439S714000, C439S715000, C439S716000

Reexamination Certificate

active

08033873

ABSTRACT:
A system for locating corresponding ends of a communications or data patch cable used to conduct a signal between computing or telecommunications devices. The invention provides a physical indication of the location of an opposite end of a given patch cable when a switching means on the first end of the same cable is activated. The invention utilizes an existing pair of wires in category-type cables to send a DC voltage when activated to illuminate a light emitting diode in the opposite end of a patch cable thereby providing an immediate indication of the location of the termination of the opposite end of a patch cable making it possible to visually identify a cable without removing the cable from service or from connection of the modular plugs on either end of the cable.

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