Patents by Inventor Charles M. Beatenbough

Charles M. Beatenbough has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Methods of and assemblies for strain relieving connectorized flat cable
    Patent number: 4545636
    Abstract: A base housing unit (32), which supports a connector (48) on a bottom wall (40) thereof, includes a vertical boss (46) spaced from the connector to provide a cable receiving recess (70). An elongated slot (42) is formed through the vertical boss (46). A first end section of a flat cable (10), having accordion pleat sections (64, 66 and 68) formed therein, is threaded through the elongated slot (42). The pleat sections (64, 66 and 68) are positioned within the recess (70) and the first end section of the cable (10) is terminated on the connector (48). A cover (50) is then secured to the base housing unit (32). In response to the application of tension to a free end of the cable (10), the pleat sections (64, 66 and 68) flex to bind the cable between the connector (48) and the cover (50).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 29, 1984
    Date of Patent: October 8, 1985
    Assignee: AT&T Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Charles M. Beatenbough, William A. Elliott
  • Wall telephone adapter assembly
    Patent number: 4369340
    Abstract: A customer installable adapter assembly (10) which mounts between a wall jack outlet (14) and a wall mounted telephone set (12) to provide a jack (27) terminated extension cord (26) access to the wall jack outlet (14). The adapter assembly (10), which is provided with its own mounting studs (23, 24) for retaining the telephone set (12), is itself retained by the mounting studs (15, 16) of the wall jack (14). The adapter assembly (10) features a locking mechanism to prevent its inadvertent removal when the telephone set is removed, comprising a hinged lid (34) covering one of the wall jack studs (16) and the keyhole aperture (31) of the adapter assembly through which the latter is maintained on the stud (16). The lid (34) has extending from its inner face a lug (59) which, when the lid (34) is closed, fits into the open area of the keyhole aperture (31) to abut against the flanged head of the mounting stud (16).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 1980
    Date of Patent: January 18, 1983
    Assignee: Bell Telephone Laboratories, Incorporated
    Inventor: Charles M. Beatenbough
  • Connector
    Patent number: 4269463
    Abstract: A connector (10) has been developed which is capable of snap-mounting into a predetermined position in a housing (100). The connector is specifically configured with surfaces (38, 42) which cooperate together in separating corresponding surfaces (106, 130) in the housing so that the connector can move into the predetermined position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 1979
    Date of Patent: May 26, 1981
    Assignee: Bell Telephone Laboratories, Incorporated
    Inventor: Charles M. Beatenbough