CA2097636A1 - Universal Patch Panel for Communications Use in Buildings - Google Patents

Universal Patch Panel for Communications Use in Buildings

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CA2097636A1
CA2097636A1 CA2097636A CA2097636A CA2097636A1 CA 2097636 A1 CA2097636 A1 CA 2097636A1 CA 2097636 A CA2097636 A CA 2097636A CA 2097636 A CA2097636 A CA 2097636A CA 2097636 A1 CA2097636 A1 CA 2097636A1
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Prior art keywords
adapter
connector
collar
panel plate
patch panel
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CA2097636A
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French (fr)
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CA2097636C (en
Inventor
Jaime Ray Arnett
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AT&T Corp
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American Telephone and Telegraph Co Inc
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    • 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
    • H01R13/745—Means for mounting coupling parts in openings of a panel using snap fastening means separate from the housing
    • 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
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04Q—SELECTING
    • H04Q1/00—Details of selecting apparatus or arrangements
    • H04Q1/02—Constructional details
    • H04Q1/13—Patch panels for monitoring, interconnecting or testing circuits, e.g. patch bay, patch field or jack field; Patching modules
    • 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
    • H01R13/02—Contact members
    • H01R13/26—Pin or blade contacts for sliding co-operation on one side only
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R2201/00—Connectors or connections adapted for particular applications
    • H01R2201/16—Connectors or connections adapted for particular applications for telephony

Abstract

A patch panel which includes an array of connectors includes a panel plate (22) having an array of openings (24,24) formed therein. Each opening is capable of receiving an adapter (30) which may be made of a plastic material and which includes opposed depressible cantilevered beams.
Each adapter on opposed top and bottom surfaces of the arms includes two wedge-shaped tabs which cooperate with depending portions of sidewalls of the adapter to secure the adapter to the panel plate. Opposed grooves (55,55) open to internal sidewall surfaces and terminate in bridge portions (58,58) adjacent to a rear of the adapter. Each groove is adapted to receive a resilient tab (68) formed in a sidewall of a connector (60) or detent member (97) of a collar (80) to be received in the adapter. When the connector or collar is seated fully in the adapter, the resilient tab or detent engages a forward surface of the bridging portion and collinear strips also formed on each sidewall of the connector or depending portions of the collar engage a rear surface of the bridging portion to secure the connector or the collar to the adapter. This arrangement allows any one of different types of connectors to be secured to the patch panel by securing the connector to an adapter which is secured to the panel plate. Rearrangements are made easily and may be made from the front or rear of the panel plate.
CA002097636A 1992-06-11 1993-06-03 Universal patch panel for communications use in buildings Expired - Fee Related CA2097636C (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

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US897,207 1992-06-11
US07/897,207 US5238426A (en) 1992-06-11 1992-06-11 Universal patch panel for communications use in buildings

Publications (2)

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CA2097636A1 true CA2097636A1 (en) 1993-12-12
CA2097636C CA2097636C (en) 1997-01-07

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US (1) US5238426A (en)
EP (1) EP0575072B1 (en)
JP (1) JP2948442B2 (en)
KR (1) KR940001486A (en)
AU (1) AU657622B2 (en)
CA (1) CA2097636C (en)
DE (1) DE69313935T2 (en)
NZ (1) NZ247845A (en)
TW (1) TW294854B (en)

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US5238426A (en) 1993-08-24
EP0575072A1 (en) 1993-12-22
DE69313935T2 (en) 1998-01-29
JPH0636831A (en) 1994-02-10
AU4011293A (en) 1994-01-13
DE69313935D1 (en) 1997-10-23
TW294854B (en) 1997-01-01
KR940001486A (en) 1994-01-11
EP0575072B1 (en) 1997-09-17
NZ247845A (en) 1996-02-27
JP2948442B2 (en) 1999-09-13
CA2097636C (en) 1997-01-07
AU657622B2 (en) 1995-03-16

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