System and method for preventing cable discharge events
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1. An apparatus comprising:
- a housing having;
an active RJ connector operable to mate with an RJ plug and establish an operative electrical connection between the RJ plug and the apparatus; and
a discharge RJ connector physically separate from the active RJ connector and operable to receive the RJ plug and discharge any charge stored on the RJ plug, the discharge connector comprising a plurality of discharge pins each configured to contact a respective one of a plurality of conductive pins on the RJ plug when the RJ plug is inserted into the discharge RJ connector, the discharge RJ connector being inoperable to establish an operative electrical connection between the RJ plug and the apparatus.
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Abstract
According to one embodiment of the invention, an apparatus includes a housing having a cavity configured to receive a plug. The apparatus includes a plurality of conductive pins each configured to contact a respective one of a plurality of conductive pins on the plug when the plug is inserted into the cavity. The apparatus also includes a discharge conductor system configured to contact at least one of the plurality of the conductive pins on the plug before complete insertion of the plug into the cavity and a discharge circuit coupling the discharge conductor system to ground.
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1. An apparatus comprising:
- a housing having;
an active RJ connector operable to mate with an RJ plug and establish an operative electrical connection between the RJ plug and the apparatus; and
a discharge RJ connector physically separate from the active RJ connector and operable to receive the RJ plug and discharge any charge stored on the RJ plug, the discharge connector comprising a plurality of discharge pins each configured to contact a respective one of a plurality of conductive pins on the RJ plug when the RJ plug is inserted into the discharge RJ connector, the discharge RJ connector being inoperable to establish an operative electrical connection between the RJ plug and the apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
- a housing having;
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21. A method for discharging charge stored on an RJ plug comprising:
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providing an apparatus having a housing having;
an active RJ connector operable to mate with an RJ plug and establish an operative electrical connection between the RJ plug and the apparatus; and
a discharge RJ connector physically separate from the active RJ connector and operable to receive the RJ plug and discharge any charge stored on the RJ plug, the discharge connector comprising a plurality of discharge pins each configured to contact a respective one of a plurality of conductive pins on the RJ plug when the RJ plug is inserted into the discharge RJ connector, the discharge RJ connector being inoperable to establish an operative electrical connection between the RJ plug and the apparatus;
inserting the RJ plug into the discharge RJ connector;
discharging the charge stored on the RJ plug onto the plurality of discharge pins;
removing the RJ plug from the discharge RJ connector; and
inserting the RJ plug into the active RJ connector and establishing an operative electrical connection between the RJ plug and the apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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