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Method and device for detecting the presence of a patch cord connector in a telecommunications patch system

  • US 6,350,148 B1
  • Filed: 02/10/1999
  • Issued: 02/26/2002
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/10/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A patch cord tracing module assembly that is adapted to be affixed to the face of a patch panel having a plurality of connector ports aligned in a row in a telecommunications system, comprising:

  • a circuit board containing a plurality of mechanical switches thereon aligned in a row;

    a support frame for supporting said circuit board, said support frame having a bottom edge and a plurality of hinged levers pivotally extending from said bottom edge, wherein each of said hinged levers engages and activates a corresponding one of said mechanical switches when biased toward that mechanical switch by a predetermined force.

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