Premise wiring system and components therefor
First Claim
1. A two signal wiring system to provide on-site wiring of telephone and like two wire circuits in which wires to all components must have like proper orientation in order for the system to be functional, the said system comprising:
- a three-wire flat cable formed by three elongate conductors in fixed parallel spaced relation within an extruded insulation, the outer conductors forming a first circuit and the central conductor forming a second circuit, the central conductor having a cross-sectional area substantially equal to the sum of the cross-sectional areas of said outer conductors; and
at least one termination device having a front housing of insulative material defining a cable receiving rear face with at least two terminal receiving cavities opening on said rear face, a terminal received in each said cavity with at least one insulation piercing conductor engaging portion extending from said face, and a cover enclosing said rear face.
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Abstract
A premise wiring system for telephones and the like is formed by a three-wire flat cable one end of which is terminated by a plug, the cable having at least one jack connected thereto at a position spaced from the plug and possibly a splice joining cable segments. Both the plug and jack are configured to have first and second terminals each terminal having a mating first end and an oppositely-directed insulation-piercing conductor-engaging second end with the second end of the first terminals configured to engage the outer conductors of the cable while the second end of the second terminal is configured to engage only the center conductor of the cable so that, regardless of the changes in direction imparted to the cable, the plug jack and splice can be terminated thereon effecting proper connection regardless of orientation. The splice is similarly configured but contains three double-ended terminals which engage like conductors of adjacent cable segments.
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1. A two signal wiring system to provide on-site wiring of telephone and like two wire circuits in which wires to all components must have like proper orientation in order for the system to be functional, the said system comprising:
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a three-wire flat cable formed by three elongate conductors in fixed parallel spaced relation within an extruded insulation, the outer conductors forming a first circuit and the central conductor forming a second circuit, the central conductor having a cross-sectional area substantially equal to the sum of the cross-sectional areas of said outer conductors; and at least one termination device having a front housing of insulative material defining a cable receiving rear face with at least two terminal receiving cavities opening on said rear face, a terminal received in each said cavity with at least one insulation piercing conductor engaging portion extending from said face, and a cover enclosing said rear face. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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