Abstract: A DIN rail mounted enclosure for a relay, electronic control, sensing or other such similar device having a single lever for rapid one-handed engagement or disengagement with a DIN rail. A component housing cover secures readily to a base which includes lip or hook capturing members on its bottom surface for engagement of standard DIN rail. A circuit board structure is incorporated for the mounting of a face plate panel and control member.

Abstract: An apparatus for the arrangement of patch panels (5, 48) which support optical waveguide plug systems, such as couplings or plugs, preferably within a distribution rack and patch panel cabinet (1) in 19-inch rack technology. Two horizontally running U-shaped rails (3, 4) are furnished in each case with longitudinal slots (30'", 40'") disposed with their openings facing each other and on top of each other in a vertical direction. The U-shaped rails (3, 4) are horizontally supported at their ends within the distribution rack and patch panel cabinet (1). The patch panel (5) is received with its longitudinal edges between the U-shaped rails (3, 4). The arms (3', 3") of the upper U-shaped rails (3) are longer than the arms (4', 4") of the lower U-shaped rails (4).

Abstract: An electrical connector mounting construction of an electrical connector holder including a holder body, comprising: a vertical wall portion for inserting an electrical connector thereinto, which is provided on the holder body; a locking portion for locking the electrical connector, which is provided on the vertical wall portion; a pair of main ribs which are provided on the vertical wall portion so as to be coupled with the holder body; and a pair of auxiliary ribs which are each coupled with an outer side of each of the main ribs and the holder body; the vertical wall portion being formed, at its opposite sides distant from a locking opening of the locking portion, with a pair of slits for drawing a molding die for forming the auxiliary ribs, respectively.

Abstract: The invention relates to a device for mounting terminal strips (7), used in communications technology, on to an installation profile using a snap-on member for fastening. In order to provide a device for ensuring proper mounting of terminal strips (7), used in communication technology, to installation profiles with different cross-sectional profiles, a mounting bracket (1) is provided whose bent shanks (10) are embodied as clip-snap members (2) and whose other shanks (6) are formed with a cut-out (9) which as such is known.

Abstract: A slide lock system allows one or more connector bodies to be mounted at various locations on a mounting surface. A plurality of parallel, uniformly spaced rails are formed on the mounting surface. The rails define a plurality of parallel, uniformly spaced channels which are open on one end and closed on the opposite end. A pair of parallel, spaced apart rails are formed on each connector body. The connector rail spacing is an integral multiple of the spacing between the channels on the mounting surface such that the connector rails are endwise inserted into the open end of any of the plurality of channels.

Abstract: An electrical connection system, for example a dropside patch panel, comprises a mounting rail (12) which receives first connectors (14) arranged with their contacts facing away from the rail (12). Cable introduced between the rail and the connectors is separated into individual conductors which are terminated at contacts (34, 36) via slots (30) in the rail walls. A second connector (16) carries standard data or voice sockets communications (19) which are connected to the first connector via edge contact carrying PCBs (38) which engage in slots (40) in the first connectors.

Abstract: A jack socket assembly (20) includes a face plate (21) to which a jack socket module (27) is secured by a clip (26). The jack socket module comprises a printed circuit board (28), a jack socket (29) secured to the printed circuit board and terminal blocks (30). In addition to being usable in the jack socket assembly (20), the same module may be used in rack equipment, provided that a suitable clip is used to secure it to a mounting plate. Individual jack socket modules (27) can readily be removed and replaced as necessary.

Abstract: An electrical terminal block includes a housing top, a housing bottom, and a plurality of electrical contact terminals. The housing top has a pattern of grooves extending into its bottom. The housing bottom has a pattern of tongues extending from its top. The housing top and bottom are ultrasonically welded to each other with the tongues located in at least some of the grooves. Different housing bottoms having different patterns of tongues can be selected to configure the terminal block to accommodate different types of electrical contact terminals having different numbers of contacts. The tongue and groove patterns can electrically isolate bases of contact terminals from each other.

Abstract: A ground conductor terminal includes a terminal body containing two internal terminals, a bent plate which at one end is in electrical contact with the terminals, and a generally U-shaped spring which extends behind a second end of the bent plate at the base of the ground conductor terminal and which can snap fit onto a mounting rail so as to detachably connect the ground conductor terminal to the mounting rail.

Abstract: A connector block (20) which contains a plurality of electrical contacts (38) is mounted on mounting tabs (32) of a mounting bracket (22) and is releasably locked in place by means of projections (56) on release tabs (52) at the ends of the block. The release tabs are resiliently bendable away from the end wall to pull the projection (56) out from locking holes (34) in the mounting tabs (32).

Abstract: An electrical coupling device includes at least one wiring block, and at least one pair of supporting blocks respectively fastened to the at least one wiring block at two opposite ends to support them inside an electrical junction box, wherein each wiring block has two rows of upright posts with retaining notches and T-holes; each supporting block has two mounting members respectively hooked in the retaining notches on the two opposite outer upright posts at either end of the wiring block to stop the wiring block from being moved horizontally, and two T-rods respectively fastened to the T-holes on the two intermediate upright posts at the same end to stop the wiring block from be moved vertically.

Abstract: A grounding arrangement for connector strips which are mounted across the edges of parallel rails. A ground element is connected to the ground system inside the connector strip and extends though the back of the strip to a connector clip. The connector clip is engaged with a flange which extends out from one of the rails.

Abstract: A wiring block, in accordance with the present invention, comprises a base having at least one wiring strip snap lock mounted thereto and having a leg assembly snap lock mounted at each end of the base. The leg assemblies provide a space behind the wiring block (when mounted) for cables/wires that are to be terminated at the wiring block. The detachable leg assemblies are an important feature of the present invention as they provide for improved cable/wire management during installations, moves and changes, as compared to that of the prior art. The base has openings between selected wiring strips for allowing cables/wires to pass through also improving cable/wire management. Further, the wiring strip includes spaced notches to facilitate wiring thereto.

Abstract: A stacked electrical connector assembly 20 for mounting on a circuit board CB includes upper and lower electrical connectors 22,24 each having electrical terminals having connecting post portions 48,72 projecting from the connectors in rows. The upper and lower connectors 22,24 are supported in superposed relationship by means of metal brackets 26. The connecting post portions 72 of the lower connector 24 depend therebelow for insertion through respective holes of a group of holes 112 a circuit board CB. Each connecting post portion 48 of the upper connector 22 is connected to a corresponding connecting posts portion 72 of the lower connector 24 by means of a respective trace 98 of a flexible film cable 28 whereby the connectors 22,24 are wired in parallel for economy of board space and footprinting.

Abstract: The connector consists of a male connector housing with a resilient locking arm, a terminal locking member mounted to the rear of the male connector housing in two steps, i.e., a preliminarily engaged state and a fully engaged state, and a stopper provided to the terminal locking member. In the fully engaged state, the stopper is located below a control portion of the resilient locking arm. When the male connector housing is unlocked from a female connector housing, the stopper comes into contact with the resilient locking arm to prevent an excessive displacement of the locking arm and keep the locking arm free from damage.

Abstract: The present invention discloses an apparatus for adapting an electronic or electrical device enclosure for mounting on a DIN mounting rail having two opposed outwardly extending flanges. The apparatus comprises a DIN mounting rail bracket having provisions for attaching to the enclosure of the electrical or electronic device. The mounting rail bracket is provided with a hook for receiving a portion of one of the outwardly extending flanges of the DIN rail. The mounting rail bracket is also provided with a selectively operable locking and releasing mechanism opposite the hook for locking onto and releasing from a portion of the other outwardly extending flange of the DIN rail.

Abstract: A combined electrical connector and connector nesting assembly has a frame with a first section adapted to receive an edge of a printed circuit board and a second section adapted to receive a connector of a cable assembly. The first section has a card edge receiving slot and spring contacts can be inserted thereinto. The second section is located parallel to, but offset from the first section such that when a printed circuit board is inserted into the assembly, a connector located in the second section can receive contact pins projecting from the printed circuit board. The assembly frame can be snap-locked into an electronic component chassis and the connector can be snap-locked into the second section of the frame.

Abstract: A specially constructed fuseblock and rail mounting adapter are provided for mounting a fuseblock to a channel. The fuseblock comprises a base having an elongated slot opening therethrough and, on its bottom, a pair of flanges. The adapter comprises a fuseblock mounting side and a channel mounting side. The fuseblock mounting side has a top surface having a key and a pair of locking tabs extending therefrom. The key is adapted to be received by said elongated slot when said fuseblock and adapter are generally perpendicular to each other, and then, upon 90.degree. rotation of the fuseblock relative to the adapter, lock with the elongated slot. The rotation of the fuseblock also causes each pair of locking tabs to engage one of said flanges. The channel mounting side is separately engageable with three different sized rails.

Abstract: There is disclosed a hardwareless panel retention system in which an electrically conductive panel has opposed major surfaces with a mating connector aperture extending therebetween. The panel has opposed edges formed into a pair of channels. A connector having a housing with contacts secured therein is secured to the panel. A shield secured to the connector housing has a flange along opposed edges for receipt in respective opposed channels of the panel to secure the connector to the panel.

Abstract: An attachment unit for attaching and connecting electrical lines or cabling wherein the edge region of one side wall of a carrier part, preferably manufactured as an extruded profile, comprises a full-cylinder shape acting as a pivot point which the plug strips are plugged onto with cooperating, hollow-cylindrical cut-out portions. In the position of use, these plug strips are screwed to a screw channel of the carrier part formed in an opposite side wall of the carrier part via a corresponding fastening flange formed at an end of the plug strips. Also, cable and wiring channels are formed through the carrier part by the specific shaping of a side wall of the carrier part and partitions. Further screw channels present in the extruded profile of the carrier part make possible the fastening of a base plate and the fastening of carrier plates, or, respectively, webs that service wiring or cabling or serve for the acceptance of other assemblies.

Abstract: An electrical connector comprises a C-shaped support member 26, and a cover or face plate 20. A pair of socket members 28 are arranged in the support member 26. The socket members are rotated about 90.degree. with respect to prior art arrangements so that their longitudinal axes are substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the connector whereby socket density can be doubled.

Abstract: A modular patch panel has a snap-together frame that retains a plurality of faceplates. The faceplates are adapted to receive modules which hold electrical elements, such as, for example, various plugs and electrical connectors.

Abstract: A digital signal cross-connect having a relatively high digital signal transmission rate for use with telecommunications transmission networks mountable in an existing network bay frame designed for mounting digital signal cross-connects having substantially lower signal transmission rates comprises a housing having at least a top panel and a bottom panel. A mounting tang is disposed on the top panel, and a mounting notch is located on the bottom panel. The mounting notch is capable of accepting rail tangs of a shelf which in turn mounts to on the network bay frame. The cross-connect is capable of pivotal movement about the rail tangs when the rail tangs are disposed in the mounting notch, and the mounting tang is capable of releasably engaging a rack rail on the shelf.

Abstract: An arrangement for mounting high voltage electrical devices. A generally planar member made of electrically insulating material is provided with a uniform grid of recesses. Mounting plugs are selectively insertable into desired ones of the recesses of the member. Each mounting plug includes an insulating body which is configured to be removably fixed in a desired one of the recesses of the member. A conductive pin extends through the insulating body and presents a mounting terminal on each side of the member when the plug is inserted into one of the recesses. Each mounting terminal on at least one side of the member is configured for affixing thereto both an electrical lead and a mounting device for an electrical component to be attached to the member.

Abstract: A multiple telephone jack slide assembly includes a jack support member for supporting a multitude of telephone jacks upon an electronic wire connecting system. The jack support member is molded from resilient flame-retardant plastic and includes a channel formed by a rectangular-shaped, elongated slotted aperture. The telephone jacks include side walls which slidingly engage edge portions of the slotted aperture to support the jacks within the channel. The channel has closed ends, and the length of the channel is substantially an integral multiple N of the length of each jack whereby N jacks can be supported in abutting end-to-end relationship with each other and with the closed ends of the channel. The jack support member is sufficiently resilient to permit the channel to be temporarily pulled apart near its central portion for insertion of the jacks into the channel.

Abstract: A new and improved bracket or cradle for use in conjunction with terminal blocks for effecting connections in the telephonic, data transmisison and related fields is presented. In accordance with the present invention, the cradle comprises a generally rectangular bracket having a rear face and two opposed side faces transverse to the rear face. Each of the three faces include openings therein for receiving conventional male or female connector elements. In accordance with an important feature of the present invention, the longitudinal upper surfaces of the opposed faces each include a plurality of wire guide openings for positioning and retaining wires; and providing improved wire management to the bracket. Each wire guide opening is defined by a pair of spaced, alternating substantially T-shaped and longitudinal extensions which are positioned along the longitudinal upper surfaces to define an array of teeth.

Abstract: A terminal board panel comprises a longitudinally elongated frame enclosing a rectangular space, and a plurality of terminal boards disposed end-to-end in a longitudinal column in such space. Each board on its laterally opposite sides has outwardly projecting flanges cooperating with inwardly projecting flanges on two rails on laterally opposite sides of (and forming parts of) the frame to lock the board to the frame by tongue-and-groove couplings. Ones of the flanges on the boards and on the rails comprise an alternation of projecting tabs and of gaps between such tabs to permit the "tongue" of the associated coupling to be inserted in the "groove" thereof by a transverse relative vertical movement of board and frame by which the tabs of one of such flanges passes through the gaps in the other.

Abstract: The specification describes a front-facing terminal block 10 for mounting to a support bracket 12 that is affixed to telecommunication main distribution frame for interconnecting telephone equipment. The front facing terminal block 10 has a generally rectangular housing 14 with a top panel 16, rear panel 18, bottom panel 20 that extend between side panels 22 and 24 defining a front opening 28. A terminal field assembly 38, having an insulative panel 40 with an array of electrical terminal pins 50 formed therein, is pivotally mounted adjacent the forward end of the housing 18 for pivotal movement from a down position projecting into the front opening 28 to an upward position away from the front opening 28. The terminal pins 50 connected by wires to either 50-pin female receptacle ribbon connectors 98 or 64-pin female receptacle ribbon connectors 104 or a combination of the two.

Abstract: A protective conductor connector for an electrical terminal having a housing mounted on the leg portion of a support rail is characterized by a slider provided between the terminal clamping screw and the rail. The slider is arranged within a terminal carrier and includes a clamping surface arranged beneath the clamping screw and a toothed clamped zone arranged above the rail leg portion. The slider also includes inclined guide surfaces which are guided by projections of the terminal housing during clamping movement of the slider. When the clamping screw is operated, the slider is displaced vertically and horizontally to clamp the conductor against the slider clamping surface and to scratch through a corrosion protective coating on the rail leg portion, thereby providing a reliable electrical connection between the conductor and the rail regardless of the diameter of the conductor.

Abstract: A stiffener device for use with electrical connectors. More particularly, the stiffener device includes a rigid L-shaped member having a groove in which an electrical connector is slidingly received and locking clips which are attached to the connector and frictionally received in a channel in the L-shaped member to prevent relative movement between the member and connector.

Abstract: A substantially block-shaped control panel having an elongated metal-coated plastic carrier for one or more modules is separably coupled to a rack in that the end walls of the carrier are formed with parallel slots for tongue-like portions of the rack. The tongue-like portions deform leaf springs which are provided in the end walls and have arcuate intermediate portions extending into the slots to be deformed by and to frictionally engage the respective tongue-like portions. The leaf springs are integral with the respective end walls and are provided with metallic coats, the same as the surfaces bounding the slots and all other external surfaces of the carrier.

Abstract: A rail mounting apparatus 10 comprising a spring clamp holder (20) and spring clamp (30). Rail mounting assembly (10) is attached to the bottom of a fuse block (52) and is used to clamp the fuse block (52) to a rail (50) such as a DIN rail in an electrical panel. Arms (36) on spring clamp (30) rests against tang (26) of spring clamp holder (20) so that arms (36) flex against tang (26) and rail clamps (32) and (28) grip the rail (50) mounted in the electric fuse panel.

Abstract: A patch block and bracket assembly is presented. The patch block includes a front face which houses a plurality of modular jacks. Each modular jack is prewired to one or more telephonic elecetrical connectors mounted on the base of the unit. The unitary electrical connector can be interfaced with a mating connector from a satellite piece of equipment. An advantage of this invention is the easy access to a modular jack hook up from several pieces of satellite equipment. The patch block is also used as a modular jack patching device which allows for the administration of wiring moves and changes without special personnel training or technical expertise.

Abstract: A multiple cradle structure for use in supporting a plurality of cradle-mounted telephone connector blocks upon a main frame or backboard wherein the wired blocks may be pressed into position to be supported thereon. The cradle is configured to provide separate passages for outside plant cable and inside office wiring so as to maintain cross talk and noise on individual subscriber pairs at a minimum.

Abstract: A stacked electrical connector having a plurality of connector members for attachment to cables of an opposite gender and having angulate contacts which are arranged in a plurality of parallel rows that are received by a printed circuit board or the like. Each connector member has a cable-supporting face and mounting holes on opposed sides of the face. Each bracket of a pair of L-shaped brackets includes a horizontal plate and a vertical plate, with the vertical plate having eyelets aligned with the mounting holes of the connector members. An internally threaded post is inserted into each eyelet and the aligned mounting hole, and is fixed in place. Thus, the L-shaped brackets support the connector members in fixed relation. The posts are internally threaded to receive fastening hardware to mechanically attach a cable to the associated connector member. The vertical plate of each L-shaped bracket extends along a plane common to the base side of the lowermost connector member.

Abstract: A premise distribution system employing a number of separate interconnection modules to selectively join communications equipment throughout a building to incoming communication circuits located at an entrance location is disclosed. Each interconnection module is mounted on a rigid board. Interconnection modules employing cross connect members and circuit interconnection members are mounted on a printed circuit board with the traces joining the cross connect and circuit interconnection members. Single line assignment miniature ribbon connector cross connect means can be employed with either modular telephone jacks or barrel terminal contact elements. Selective interconnections can be made in a primary closets or in satellite closets within a facility. The modular interconnection modules can be inserted on mounting plates for attachment to conventional brackets to facilitate installation of the interconnection modules used to form this premise distribution system.

Abstract: Electrical connectors of the Euro connector type for mounting the male and female connectors of different heights with standard mounting guide rails. Mounting of the different size male and female connectors with standard size guide rails is achieved by means of a suitable spacer which mates with the guide rail when a shorter male connector is used.This invention relates to a Euro connector assembly, and, more particularly, an assembly in which male and female connectors of different heights may be mounted utilizing a standard height guide.

Abstract: A wiring block, in accordance with the present invention, comprises a base having at least one wiring strip snap lock mounted thereto and having a leg assembly snap lock mounted at each end of the base. The leg assemblies provide a space behind the wiring block (when mounted) for cables/wires that are to be terminated at the wiring block. The detachable leg assemblies are an important feature of the present invention as they provide for improved cable/wire management during installations, moves and changes, as compared to that of the prior art. The base has openings between selected wiring strips for allowing cables/wires to pass through also improving cable/wire management. Further, the wiring strip includes spaced notches to facilitate wiring thereto.