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Wall plate assembly for in-line electrical coupling

  • US 4,589,719 A
  • Filed: 09/10/1984
  • Issued: 05/20/1986
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/10/1984
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An electrical coupling assembly comprising:

  • a wall-mountable plate having at least one hole therethrough;

    a coupling including a housing having a bore therethrough;

    said coupling received in and extending through said hole;

    a plurality of electrical contacts received in said bore;

    said coupling having a pair of open ends;

    said ends adapted to receive and secure thereto a first and a second modular plug wherein electrical signals may be transmitted from the first plug to the second plug; and

    means for securing said coupling to said plate including first and second sets of grooves in said housing, the grooves of each of said sets opening outwardly through opposite sides of said housing, the grooves of said second set being substantially wider than the grooves of said first set, and a pair of generally C-shaped clips, each of said clips having a pair of spaced apart legs connected together by a central portion, said clips staddling said housing at opposite sides of said plate, one of said clips having portions of the legs thereof received within the grooves of said first set, the other of said clips being a spring clip having bowed legs received within the grooves of said second set and acting between said plate and said housing to bias said housing rearwardly relative to said plate.

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