Multi-purpose modular jack connecting block
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1. A modular jack connecting device comprising:
- plate means, said plate means having a front face and a rear face;
at least one interior portion of said plate means being separable therefrom, said plate means having a central opening therethrough when said separable interior portion is separated from said plate means;
at least one modular jack connecting means attached to said separable interior portion of said plate means, said modular jack connecting means having an opening therein to permit access to a modular plug means, said opening being in said front face of said plate means; and
cover plate means for attachment to said separable interior portion subsequent to said separable interior portion being separated from said plate means, said cover plate means being disposed over said separable interior portion and having an opening therethrough in alignment with said modular jack connecting means opening.
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Abstract
A substantially rectangular modular jack connecting block suitable for use in the connection or mounting of terminal equipment using modular plugs, i.e., wall phones and the like, and including separable interior portions and add-on portions which transform the modular jack connecting block to other types of connecting devices suitable for a variety of other connecting applications is presented.
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42 Claims
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1. A modular jack connecting device comprising:
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plate means, said plate means having a front face and a rear face; at least one interior portion of said plate means being separable therefrom, said plate means having a central opening therethrough when said separable interior portion is separated from said plate means; at least one modular jack connecting means attached to said separable interior portion of said plate means, said modular jack connecting means having an opening therein to permit access to a modular plug means, said opening being in said front face of said plate means; and cover plate means for attachment to said separable interior portion subsequent to said separable interior portion being separated from said plate means, said cover plate means being disposed over said separable interior portion and having an opening therethrough in alignment with said modular jack connecting means opening. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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38. A modular jack connecting device comprising:
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plate means, said plate means having a front face and a rear face; at least one interior portion of said plate means being separable therefrom; at least one modular jack connecting means attached to said separable interior portion of said plate means, said modular jack connecting means having an opening therein for receiving a modular plug means, said opening being in said front face of said plate means; cover plate means for attachment to said separable interior portion subsequent to said separable interior portion being separated from said plate means, said cover plate means being disposed over said separable interior portion and having an opening therethrough in alignment with said modular jack connecting means opening; and at least one insulation displacement connector means. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40, 41, 42)
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