Telecommunications terminal block
CA 2120940 C · Owner: Pinyan, James A. · Inventors: Grice, Michael E.; Wilson, Thomas M.; Pinyan, James A.
Overview
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Insulation displacing connectors (24) of an "inverted" type extend upwardly from a base (14) of the terminal block (12) into connector chambers (66) of driver modules (50) movable relative to the base (14) between upper and lower positions. Passageways (70) within the modules (50) direct service wires (46) moved through the passageways (70) into the connector chambers (66) and into entrance openings (30) underlying upper edge portions (28) of the insulation displacing connectors (24) within the chambers (66). Movement of the module (50) from its upper position to its lower position drives the service wires (46) downwardly from the entrance openings (30) of the connectors (24) into and …
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- Filed October 5, 1992 and granted December 9, 2003. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended October 5, 2012.
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