EP1588457A4 - Connector module - Google Patents

Connector module

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Publication number
EP1588457A4
EP1588457A4 EP03814402A EP03814402A EP1588457A4 EP 1588457 A4 EP1588457 A4 EP 1588457A4 EP 03814402 A EP03814402 A EP 03814402A EP 03814402 A EP03814402 A EP 03814402A EP 1588457 A4 EP1588457 A4 EP 1588457A4
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EP
European Patent Office
Prior art keywords
connector module
connector
module
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Withdrawn
Application number
EP03814402A
Other languages
German (de)
French (fr)
Other versions
EP1588457A2 (en
Inventor
William V Carney
Alan J Squillante
Michael Fasano
Michael Belle-Oudry
Anthony Andrew Ray
Strange Clifford D Le
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
North Hills Signal Processing Corp
Original Assignee
Porta Systems Corp
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Publication date
Application filed by Porta Systems Corp filed Critical Porta Systems Corp
Publication of EP1588457A2 publication Critical patent/EP1588457A2/en
Publication of EP1588457A4 publication Critical patent/EP1588457A4/en
Withdrawn legal-status Critical Current

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Classifications

    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R9/00—Structural associations of a plurality of mutually-insulated electrical connecting elements, e.g. terminal strips or terminal blocks; Terminals or binding posts mounted upon a base or in a case; Bases therefor
    • H01R9/22—Bases, e.g. strip, block, panel
    • H01R9/24—Terminal blocks
    • H01R9/2408—Modular blocks
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R13/00—Details of coupling devices of the kinds covered by groups H01R12/70 or H01R24/00 - H01R33/00
    • H01R13/66—Structural association with built-in electrical component
    • H01R13/70—Structural association with built-in electrical component with built-in switch
    • H01R13/703—Structural association with built-in electrical component with built-in switch operated by engagement or disengagement of coupling parts, e.g. dual-continuity coupling part
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R9/00—Structural associations of a plurality of mutually-insulated electrical connecting elements, e.g. terminal strips or terminal blocks; Terminals or binding posts mounted upon a base or in a case; Bases therefor
    • H01R9/22—Bases, e.g. strip, block, panel
    • H01R9/24—Terminal blocks
    • H01R9/2425—Structural association with built-in components
    • H01R9/2441—Structural association with built-in components with built-in overvoltage protection
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R11/00—Individual connecting elements providing two or more spaced connecting locations for conductive members which are, or may be, thereby interconnected, e.g. end pieces for wires or cables supported by the wire or cable and having means for facilitating electrical connection to some other wire, terminal, or conductive member, blocks of binding posts
    • H01R11/03—Individual connecting elements providing two or more spaced connecting locations for conductive members which are, or may be, thereby interconnected, e.g. end pieces for wires or cables supported by the wire or cable and having means for facilitating electrical connection to some other wire, terminal, or conductive member, blocks of binding posts characterised by the relationship between the connecting locations
    • H01R11/09—Individual connecting elements providing two or more spaced connecting locations for conductive members which are, or may be, thereby interconnected, e.g. end pieces for wires or cables supported by the wire or cable and having means for facilitating electrical connection to some other wire, terminal, or conductive member, blocks of binding posts characterised by the relationship between the connecting locations the connecting locations being identical
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R13/00—Details of coupling devices of the kinds covered by groups H01R12/70 or H01R24/00 - H01R33/00
    • H01R13/73—Means for mounting coupling parts to apparatus or structures, e.g. to a wall
    • H01R13/74—Means for mounting coupling parts in openings of a panel
    • H01R13/741—Means for mounting coupling parts in openings of a panel using snap fastening means
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R25/00—Coupling parts adapted for simultaneous co-operation with two or more identical counterparts, e.g. for distributing energy to two or more circuits
    • H01R25/16—Rails or bus-bars provided with a plurality of discrete connecting locations for counterparts
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R4/00—Electrically-conductive connections between two or more conductive members in direct contact, i.e. touching one another; Means for effecting or maintaining such contact; Electrically-conductive connections having two or more spaced connecting locations for conductors and using contact members penetrating insulation
    • H01R4/10—Electrically-conductive connections between two or more conductive members in direct contact, i.e. touching one another; Means for effecting or maintaining such contact; Electrically-conductive connections having two or more spaced connecting locations for conductors and using contact members penetrating insulation effected solely by twisting, wrapping, bending, crimping, or other permanent deformation
    • H01R4/14—Electrically-conductive connections between two or more conductive members in direct contact, i.e. touching one another; Means for effecting or maintaining such contact; Electrically-conductive connections having two or more spaced connecting locations for conductors and using contact members penetrating insulation effected solely by twisting, wrapping, bending, crimping, or other permanent deformation by wrapping
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R4/00—Electrically-conductive connections between two or more conductive members in direct contact, i.e. touching one another; Means for effecting or maintaining such contact; Electrically-conductive connections having two or more spaced connecting locations for conductors and using contact members penetrating insulation
    • H01R4/24—Connections using contact members penetrating or cutting insulation or cable strands
    • H01R4/2416—Connections using contact members penetrating or cutting insulation or cable strands the contact members having insulation-cutting edges, e.g. of tuning fork type
    • H01R4/242—Connections using contact members penetrating or cutting insulation or cable strands the contact members having insulation-cutting edges, e.g. of tuning fork type the contact members being plates having a single slot
    • H01R4/2425—Flat plates, e.g. multi-layered flat plates
    • H01R4/2429—Flat plates, e.g. multi-layered flat plates mounted in an insulating base
EP03814402A 2002-12-20 2003-12-22 Connector module Withdrawn EP1588457A4 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US43522402P 2002-12-20 2002-12-20
US435224P 2002-12-20
PCT/US2003/041836 WO2004059795A2 (en) 2002-12-20 2003-12-22 Connector module

Publications (2)

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EP1588457A2 EP1588457A2 (en) 2005-10-26
EP1588457A4 true EP1588457A4 (en) 2007-08-29

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EP03814402A Withdrawn EP1588457A4 (en) 2002-12-20 2003-12-22 Connector module

Country Status (5)

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EP (1) EP1588457A4 (en)
AU (1) AU2003303447A1 (en)
CA (1) CA2511065A1 (en)
MX (1) MXPA05006751A (en)
WO (1) WO2004059795A2 (en)

Families Citing this family (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
WO2007002159A2 (en) * 2005-06-21 2007-01-04 Porta Systems Corporation Method and apparatus for telecommunications equipment transfer
GB2488170A (en) * 2011-02-20 2012-08-22 Gerwin Frank Kaufhold Telecommunications wiring block

Citations (2)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
DE2264079A1 (en) * 1972-12-29 1974-07-11 Siemens Ag DISTRIBUTION BOARD FOR ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS, IN PARTICULAR TELEPHONE SWITCHING SYSTEMS
EP0399628A2 (en) * 1989-05-23 1990-11-28 KRONE Aktiengesellschaft Terminal block with surcharge protection

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
DE2804478C2 (en) * 1978-01-31 1982-11-25 Krone Gmbh, 1000 Berlin Electrical clamp connector for the production of a contact on a fixed connection element without soldering, screwing or stripping, in particular for telecommunication line technology
US5816854A (en) * 1995-05-17 1998-10-06 Lucent Technologies Inc. Mounting bracket for connector block
US5820404A (en) * 1995-07-10 1998-10-13 Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd. Terminal and cramping connector

Patent Citations (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
DE2264079A1 (en) * 1972-12-29 1974-07-11 Siemens Ag DISTRIBUTION BOARD FOR ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS, IN PARTICULAR TELEPHONE SWITCHING SYSTEMS
EP0399628A2 (en) * 1989-05-23 1990-11-28 KRONE Aktiengesellschaft Terminal block with surcharge protection

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AU2003303447A1 (en) 2004-07-22
WO2004059795A3 (en) 2005-02-10
WO2004059795A2 (en) 2004-07-15
MXPA05006751A (en) 2006-02-17
AU2003303447A8 (en) 2004-07-22
CA2511065A1 (en) 2004-07-15
EP1588457A2 (en) 2005-10-26

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