Abstract: A protective device for excess current utilizes a fuse that incorporates a printed circuit board. The printed circuit board has a trace on one side which is of a desired width, length, and thickness of material for opening if excess current for a selected duration of time is reached. The printed circuit board is mounted in an insulated housing. The lower side of the substrate may also have a conductive layer connected to the housing or ground. The printed circuit board and overvoltage protector may be tailored for impedance matching. An excess voltage protector may be incorporated with the printed circuit board for conducting to ground if excessive voltage is encountered. The housing has two terminals which are connected to the printed circuit board and voltage protector. These terminals may be conventional coaxial cable connectors.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
July 5, 2001
Date of Patent:
December 10, 2002
Assignee:
Corning Cable Systems LLC
Inventors:
Jon E. Bone, John J. Napiorkowski, Josh M. Wilken
Abstract: A fiber management frame having a movable work platform and an interconnection closure including the fiber management frame are provided for supporting and securely retaining various sized optical fiber connection trays and test equipment adjacent the fiber management frame, while also permitting a technician to readily support and retain any one of the trays without damaging the optical connections housed by the trays. The work platform includes a generally planar shelf and a bias member positioned on the shelf opposite a pair of upwardly and inwardly extending first outer flanges. The bias member biases the tray in the direction of the first outer flanges so as to securely retain the tray between the bias member and the first outer flanges. Preferably, the work platform is hingedly mounted to the fiber management frame such that the work platform can be rotated between an operational position and a stowed position.
Abstract: An insulation displacement connector includes a first member and a second member movable relative to the first member between a first position wherein the second member is electrically connected to the first member and a second position wherein the second member is electrically connected to the first member and to the insulated electrical conductor. The insulation displacement connector is disposed within an internal cavity defined by a non-conductive housing. A stuffer is disposed within the cavity and the insulated electrical conductor is disposed within a wire insertion channel formed in the housing and extending into the cavity. The stuffer is moved in a direction substantially parallel to the insulated electrical conductor so that the second member moves from the first position to the second position in a direction substantially perpendicular to the insulated electrical conductor to establish the electrical connection.
Abstract: A partition is provided for routing fiber optic communications cables into a high-density cross-connect cabinet. The partition provides improved access to the communications cables and the cable connections. The partition further permits a plurality of fiber optic communications cables entering the cross-connect cabinet at the same location to be strain-relieved at different levels of the cabinet. In a preferred embodiment, the partition includes a baseplate and a plurality of routing panels depending outwardly from the base plate at longitudinally spaced apart and laterally spaced apart locations. From the uppermost routing panel to the lower most routing panel, each routing panel is preferably located at an increased distance from the forward edge of the base plate. Each routing panel includes an arcuate portion for transitioning the fiber optic communication cables into the cross-connect cabinet.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
September 14, 2000
Date of Patent:
October 15, 2002
Assignee:
Corning Cable Systems LLC
Inventors:
Jennifer D. Burns, Carrie L. Gordon, Monique L. Cote
Abstract: An auxiliary sole includes a ball portion, a heel portion, scent dispensing means, and attachment means for releasably attaching the heel portion to the ball portion. The ball portion and the heel portion include a base having a plurality of projections depending from the base. The scent dispenser may be made of an absorbent material impregnated with the scent of an animal that is positioned within a recess formed in one of the projections of the ball portion or the heel portion. The base of the ball portion has an elongate opening and the base of the heel portion has a pair of opposed end tabs that are received within the opening of the base of the ball portion. The base of the ball portion and the base of the heel portion may be provided with hook and loop fasteners to releasably attach the heel portion to the base portion.
Abstract: A medicine safety storage system restricts access to medicines to authorized persons who have pre-programmed a microprocessor to recognize their unique fingerprint. The system includes a housing portion, a cap portion and means for releasably locking the cap portion to the housing portion. The housing portion is generally hollow for holding at least one medicine container. The cap portion includes a scanner touch screen, an optical scanner and a microprocessor electrically connected to a power source. The microprocessor includes means for converting optical information relating to a fingerprint to optical fingerprint data, a permanent memory for storing the optical fingerprint data and means for comparing optical information relating to a subsequent fingerprint to the stored optical fingerprint data. The means for releasably locking the cap portion to the housing portion includes a motor electrically connected to the microprocessor and to the power source.
Abstract: A network access terminal includes an enclosure and a connector panel hinged to the enclosure such that a double-sided connector received within an opening in the panel does not need to be removed to access the rear of the connector. The enclosure has an opening such that telephone cables enter the enclosure and wiring is routed to the underside of the panel. The hinge is located along an edge of the panel adjacent the cable entry for optimum slack management. The network access terminal may also include a mechanical stop for limiting the travel of the panel and for supporting the panel while the technician routes and connects the wiring to the rear of the connector. The front of the panel may incorporate restricted access fasteners such that the underside of the panel can be accessed only by authorized personnel while still permitting access to the front.
Abstract: An apparatus for washing mud, dirt and silt from the tires of a truck leaving a construction site includes a water supply line, a collection basin and a grate positioned over the collection basin. The apparatus further includes an optional side rail attached to the collection basin above the grate and an optional drainage system comprising a plurality of drain ports formed in the collection basin. Preferably, water from an external water source flows through the water supply line to a selector valve in fluid communication with the grate and the side rail. The grate comprises a plurality of spray tubes having a plurality of spray ports formed therein and the side rail comprises at least one side rail spray tube having a plurality of side rail spray ports formed therein. The selector valve may be positioned to permit water to flow only to the grate, to the grate and the side rail, or only to the side rail.
Abstract: A pressure control system for accurately controlling the pressure of the air in a discharge line during a pneumatic offload includes a blower, a supply of pressurized air and a pressure relief valve. The blower directs a stream of air into the discharge line to produce a positive air pressure. The pressure relief valve includes a valve body defining a hollow valve chamber, a valve positioned within the valve chamber and a valve seat opposite the valve. The valve chamber of the pressure relief valve is in fluid communication with the discharge line through a first inlet port and in fluid communication with the supply of pressurized air through a second inlet port that receives air from the supply of pressurized air. The valve chamber of the pressure relief valve is also in fluid communication with the ambient atmosphere through at least one outlet port.
Abstract: A cart for storing and moving a folding table having a generally planar top surface, a plurality of folding legs and a pair of opposed edges includes a horizontal table bed, a vertical table backrest affixed to and extending upwardly from the table bed and at least one latching arm for releasably securing the table on the cart. The table bed includes a pair of horizontal support members longitudinally spaced apart by a longitudinal frame member for receiving and supporting one of the opposed edges of the table. The table bed further includes a pair of legs affixed at one end to and extending downwardly from each of the horizontal support members. The table bed further includes a pair of wheels rotatably attached to the opposite ends of the pair of legs. The height of the horizontal support members is sufficient to receive and support the opposed edge of the table when the table is tipped at an angle of at least about forty-five degrees relative to horizontal.
Abstract: The invention is a universal dumpster adapted for use with both conventional front loading and conventional roll-off refuse collection trucks. A universal dumpster according to this invention includes a floor, a pair of side walls, and a pair of end walls. The floor, side walls and end walls together define an interior compartment for collecting and containing solid waste. A sleeve is fixed to each side wall to engage the pickup arm of a conventional front loading refuse collection vehicle. At least one of the end walls of the dumpster includes at least one door which is movable between a first fully closed position and a second fully opened position which exposes an opening through the end wall for depositing solid waste into the dumpster and discharging the solid waste from the dumpster. When the door of the end wall is in the fully opened position, a discharge chute is formed f6r guiding the solid waste out of the interior compartment of the dumpster.
Abstract: The present invention is a hair clamp including an elongate, arcuate base having opposed ends and a pair of articulated arms for holding braided or otherwise gathered strands of hair. Each arm is pivotally attached to the base proximate to one of the opposed ends. The arms are independently rotatable between a hair-receiving, or open, position generally perpendicular to the base and a hair-holding, or closed, position generally parallel to the base. The hair clamp also includes biasing means for biasing the arms in the closed position, retaining means for retaining the arms in the open position and releasing means for releasing the arms to rotate under the influence of the biasing means from the open position to the closed position. The biasing means preferably is a torsion spring positioned between each of the arms and the base. The retaining means preferably includes a stop pin depending outwardly from each of the arms and a corresponding mechanical stop.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
July 29, 1999
Date of Patent:
July 10, 2001
Inventors:
Samuel L. Thomas, Elizabeth G. Owen-Thomas