System and method for coupling a plurality of cables to a device
First Claim
1. An apparatus comprising:
- a housing having a first side and a second side;
a plurality of RJ plugs attached to the first side of the housing;
a plurality of RJ jacks disposed within the second side of the housing, each RJ jack electrically connected to a corresponding one of the plurality of RJ plugs on the first side of the housing; and
a securing mechanism associated with at least one of the plurality of plugs and operable to releasably connect the plurality of plugs to a second plurality of RJ jacks on a device, thereby facilitating insertion of the plurality of plugs into the second plurality of jacks.
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Abstract
An apparatus includes a housing having a first side and a second side, and a plurality of Registered Jack (RJ) plugs attached to the first side. A plurality of RJ jacks is also included in the device. The RJ jacks are disposed within the second side of the housing. Each RJ jack is electrically connected to a corresponding one of the plurality of RJ plugs on the first side of the housing. The apparatus also includes a securing mechanism associated with at least one of the plurality of plugs. The securing mechanism is operable to releasably connect the plurality of plugs to a second plurality of RJ jacks on the device, thereby facilitating insertion of the plurality of plugs into the second plurality of jacks.
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20 Claims
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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a housing having a first side and a second side;
a plurality of RJ plugs attached to the first side of the housing;
a plurality of RJ jacks disposed within the second side of the housing, each RJ jack electrically connected to a corresponding one of the plurality of RJ plugs on the first side of the housing; and
a securing mechanism associated with at least one of the plurality of plugs and operable to releasably connect the plurality of plugs to a second plurality of RJ jacks on a device, thereby facilitating insertion of the plurality of plugs into the second plurality of jacks. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An apparatus comprising:
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an Ethernet switch having at least four RJ45 jacks disposed therein;
at least four Ethernet cables connected in a one-to-one fashion to the at least four RJ45 jacks;
a ganged cable connector releasably coupling the Ethernet switch to the cables, comprising;
a housing having a first side and a second side opposite the first side;
at least four RJ45 plugs attached to the first side of the housing and connected to the at least four RJ45 jacks disposed in the Ethernet switch;
at least four RJ45 jacks disposed within the second side of the housing and each electrically connected to a corresponding one of the plurality of RJ45 plugs on the first side of the housing and electrically connected to a corresponding one of the at least four Ethernet cables; and
a latch deflection bar coupled to at least two of the RJ45 plugs disposed within the second side of the housing and operable to displace a latch on each of the at least two of the RJ45 plugs in response to deflection of the deflection bar, thereby latching the at least two of the RJ45 plugs into the corresponding RJ45 jacks and securing the ganged cable connector to the Ethernet switch. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13)
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14. A method for facilitating releasable coupling of a plurality of RJ plugs into a device comprising:
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providing a housing having a first plurality of RJ plugs on a first side and a plurality of RJ jacks on a second side;
coupling a plurality of cables each having respective RJ plugs to respective ones of the plurality of RJ jacks;
coupling the first plurality of RJ plugs to a second plurality of RJ jacks on the device, thereby facilitating releasable coupling of the first plurality of RJ plugs to the device. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. An apparatus comprising:
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a housing having a first side and a second side;
a plurality of RJ plugs attached to the first side of the housing;
a plurality of RJ jacks disposed within the second side of the housing, each RJ jack electrically connected to a corresponding one of the plurality of RJ plugs on the first side of the housing; and
a means associated with at least one of the plurality of RJ plugs for releasably securing the plurality of RJ plugs to a second plurality of RJ jacks on a device.
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