Plug connector for cable television network and method of use
First Claim
1. A telecommunications assembly, comprising:
- a) a plug having an in-pin and an out-pin;
b) a plug connector that receives the plug, the plug connector including;
i) a first contact that contacts the in-pin when the plug is inserted into the plug connector; and
ii) a second contact that contacts the out-pin when the plug is inserted into the plug connector;
c) a first signal pathway provided between the first and second contacts when the plug is fully inserted into the plug connector;
d) a second signal pathway provided between the first and second contacts when the plug is removed from the plug connector;
e) wherein the first and second signal pathways are concurrently provided only when the plug is partially removed from the plug connector.
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Abstract
A telecommunications apparatus for use with a plug having at least first, second and third pins. The telecommunications apparatus includes a plug connector for receiving the plug. The plug connector includes at least first, second and third electrical contacts for electrically contacting the first, second and third pins, respectively, when the plug is inserted in the plug connector. The plug connector also includes an electrical by-pass pathway that: i) electrically connects the first and second electrical contacts when the plug is fully removed from the plug connector such that a signal can enter the plug connector through the first contact, pass through the by-pass pathway to the second contact, and exit the plug connector through the second contact; and ii) does not electrically connect the first and second electrical contacts when the plug is fully inserted within the plug connector such that a signal can enter the plug connector through the first contact, pass through the plug to the second contact, and exit the plug connector through the second contact.
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21 Claims
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1. A telecommunications assembly, comprising:
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a) a plug having an in-pin and an out-pin;
b) a plug connector that receives the plug, the plug connector including;
i) a first contact that contacts the in-pin when the plug is inserted into the plug connector; and
ii) a second contact that contacts the out-pin when the plug is inserted into the plug connector;
c) a first signal pathway provided between the first and second contacts when the plug is fully inserted into the plug connector;
d) a second signal pathway provided between the first and second contacts when the plug is removed from the plug connector;
e) wherein the first and second signal pathways are concurrently provided only when the plug is partially removed from the plug connector. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A telecommunications assembly including a plug having a plurality of pins and a plug connector configured to receive the plug, the plug connector including first and second connections, the assembly comprising:
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a) a first signal pathway between the first and second connections of the plug connector;
b) a second signal pathway between the first and second connections of the plug connector;
c) wherein the first signal pathway provides electrical communication between the first and second connections when the plug is fully inserted into the plug connector, and wherein the second signal pathway provides electrical communication between the first and second connections when the plug is fully removed from the plug connector, and wherein the first and second signal pathways concurrently provide electrical communication between the first and second connections only when the plug is partially removed from the plug connector. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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