Electrical socket device
First Claim
1. A computer network wall outlet device adapted to be mounted in an apertured wall plate, said computer network wall outlet device comprising:
- a face plate member having mounting means for mounting the face plate member in the aperture in the apertured wall plate and a socket aperture, said mounting means including snap-action means for releasably interconnecting a body member and the face plate member;
said body member including;
a cover formed as an open-topped box-like structure having snap-action connectors to connect the body member to the snap-action means of the face plate member;
a printed circuit board mounted in the cover;
a plurality of electrical connections for engaging conductors in a cable mounted on the circuit board;
a socket mounted on the circuit board, said socket being aligned with the socket aperture on the face plate member, and having an array of electrical contacts therein;
wherein said circuit board forms electrical connections between the cable connections and the array of electrical contacts in the socket andwherein the electrical connections and the socket are each mounted on the same side of the circuit board.
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Abstract
A computer network wall outlet device adapted to be mounted in an apertured wall plate includes a face plate member and a body member which are releasably interconnected to one another. The face plate member, releasably mounted to an aperture in the wall plate, includes a socket aperture aligned with a socket of the body member, the socket having an array of electrical contacts. The body member also retains a printed circuit board having a plurality of electric connections for conductors of a network cable. The device permits maintenance of the printed circuit board without requiring disconnection of the outlet device from the network due to the releasable interconnection of the face plate member. Preferably, the socket and the electrical connections are on the same side of the printed circuit board. Moreover, the device further includes IDC connectors and a ground strap carried by the circuit board for connection to a shield of the cable. The device members may be formed from a metal plated plastic.
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13 Claims
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1. A computer network wall outlet device adapted to be mounted in an apertured wall plate, said computer network wall outlet device comprising:
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a face plate member having mounting means for mounting the face plate member in the aperture in the apertured wall plate and a socket aperture, said mounting means including snap-action means for releasably interconnecting a body member and the face plate member; said body member including; a cover formed as an open-topped box-like structure having snap-action connectors to connect the body member to the snap-action means of the face plate member; a printed circuit board mounted in the cover; a plurality of electrical connections for engaging conductors in a cable mounted on the circuit board; a socket mounted on the circuit board, said socket being aligned with the socket aperture on the face plate member, and having an array of electrical contacts therein; wherein said circuit board forms electrical connections between the cable connections and the array of electrical contacts in the socket and wherein the electrical connections and the socket are each mounted on the same side of the circuit board. - View Dependent Claims (2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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3. A computer network wall outlet device according to claim 3, including oppositely disposed snap-action connectors for engaging opposed ends of the respective members.
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