Mountable cable interface

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9300087-B2
Application number	US-201414514146-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 14, 2014
Priority date	Oct 14, 2013
Publication date	Mar 29, 2016
Grant date	Mar 29, 2016

Abstract

A mounting plate assembly for securing a plug of a network cable to a jack of an electronic device. The assembly includes a mounting plate having an attachment mechanism that is configured for releasable locking engagement with the electronic device. Further, the mounting plate is adapted to be mounted to a mounting structure. The mounting plate includes inner passageway that is adapted to receive insertion of at least a portion of the plug. Additionally, the inner passageway is adapted to depress a locking clip of the inserted plug to a position that prevents the locking clip from lockingly engaging a protrusion in an aperture of the jack. Further, the retention member may include at least one arm that is configured to retain the plug in a relatively static position relative to the mounting plate when the plug is being received in, and removed from, the aperture of the jack.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A mounting plate for securing a plug of a network cable to a jack of an electronic device, the mounting plate comprising:
an inner wall that generally defines an inner passageway, the inner passageway configured to receive placement of at least a portion of the plug of the network cable, the inner wall being configured to engage a locking clip of the plug when the plug is operably positioned in the inner passageway to displace the locking clip to a position that prevents the locking clip from lockingly engaging a mating protrusion in an aperture of the jack.

2. The mounting plate of claim 1 , further including at least one arm that is configured to retain the plug in a relatively static position relative to the mounting plate when the plug is being received in, and removed from, an aperture of the jack.

3. The mounting plate of claim 2 , wherein the inner passageway has a plug body region and a locking clip region, at least a portion of the inner wall along the locking clip region being positioned to displace the locking clip to prevent a tab portion of the locking clip from lockingly engaging the mating protrusion in the aperture of the jack.

4. The mounting plate of claim 3 , wherein the mounting plate includes an attachment mechanism configured for the removable attachment of the electronic device to the mounting plate.

5. The mounting plate of claim 4 , wherein the attachment mechanism includes one or more protrusions that are adapted to lockingly engage one or more orifices of the electronic device.

6. The mounting plate of claim 5 , wherein the at least one arm includes a first side arm and a second side arm, the first and second side arms being positioned on opposing sides of the inner passageway, the first and second side arms adapted to exert a compressive force on an adjacent portion of the plug to retain the plug in the relatively static position relative to the mounting plate when the plug is operably positioned in the inner passageway.

7. The mounting plate of claim 6 , wherein the first and second side arms each include a retention tab, the retention tab of the first side arm being separated from the retention tab of the second side arm by a width that is smaller than a corresponding width of the plug body region of the inner passageway.

8. The mounting plate of claim 7 , wherein the at least one arm further includes an upper arm and at least one lower arm, the upper arm and the at least one lower arm being positioned on opposing sides of the inner passageway and generally perpendicular to the first and second side arms.

9. The mounting plate of claim 8 , wherein the mounting plate further includes a retention member that is slideable from a first, unlocked position to a second, locked position along an opening of the mounting plate, wherein the inner passageway is positioned within a body segment of the retention member and the at least one arm that protrudes from a rear portion of the retention member.

10. A mounting plate assembly for securing a plug of a network cable to a jack of an electronic device, the mounting plate assembly comprising:
a mounting plate including an attachment mechanism configured for releasable locking engagement with the electronic device, the mounting plate further adapted to be mounted to a mounting structure by one or more fasteners; and
a retention member adapted for slideable displacement from a first, unlocked position to a second, locked position in an opening of the mounting plate, the retention member having an inner wall that extends between a front portion and a rear portion of the mounting plate, the inner wall defining an inner passageway that is adapted to receive insertion of at least a portion of the plug, the inner wall further adapted to depress a locking clip of the inserted plug to a position that prevents the locking clip from lockingly engaging a mating protrusion in an aperture of the jack, the retention member further including at least one arm that protrudes from the rear portion, the at least one arm configured to retain the plug in a relatively static position relative to the retention member when the plug is being received in, and removed from, the aperture of the jack.

11. The mounting plate assembly of claim 10 , wherein the at least one arm includes a first side arm and a second side arm, the first and second side arms being positioned on opposing sides of the inner passageway, the first and second side arms adapted to exert a compressive force on an adjacent portion of the plug to retain the plug in the relatively static position relative to the mounting plate when the plug is operably positioned in the inner passageway.

12. The mounting plate assembly of claim 11 , wherein the retention member further includes a locking tab that is adapted to lockingly engage a retention recess of the mounting plate to retain the retention member in the second, locked position.

13. The mounting plate assembly of claim 12 , wherein the retention member further includes at least one of an upper retention tab and a lower retention tab, the upper and lower retention tabs extending from the retention member in directions that are generally perpendicular to the locking tab, the upper and lower retention tabs configured to lockingly engage an abutment area of the mounting plate when the retention member is in the second, locked position.

14. The mounting plate assembly of claim 13 , wherein the attachment mechanism includes one or more protrusions that lockingly engage one or more orifices of the electronic device.

15. A wall-mounted assembly that interfaces with a plug of a network cable, the wall-mounted assembly comprising:
an electronic device having a jack, the jack having an aperture adapted to receive insertion of at least a portion of the plug, the aperture including a protrusion configured to lockingly engage a locking clip of the plug;
a mounting plate adapted to be attached to a wall by one or more fasteners, the mounting plate having an inner passageway that is size to receive placement of at least a portion of the plug of the network cable, the inner passageway further configured to displace the locking clip to a depressed position to prevent the locking clip from lockingly engaging the protrusion of the jack when the plug is operably positioned within the aperture, the mounting plate further including at least one arm that is configured to retain the plug in a relatively static position relative to the mounting plate when the plug is being received in, and removed from, the aperture of the jack.

16. The wall-mounting assembly of claim 15 , wherein the at least one arm includes a first side arm and a second side arm, the first and second side arms being position on opposing sides of the inner passageway, the first and second side arms adapted to exert a compressive force on an adjacent portion of the plug to retain the plug in the relatively static position relative to the mounting plate when the plug is operably positioned in the inner passageway.

17. The wall-mounting assembly of claim 16 , wherein the mounting plate includes an attachment mechanism for a releasable lockingly engagement between the mounting plate and the electronic device.

18. The wall-mounted assembly of claim 17 , wherein the electronic device is an electronic thermostat that is adapted to control operations of an HVAC system.

19. The wall-mounting assembly of claim 18 , wherein the mounting plate further includes a retention member, the retention member being displaceable between a first, u

Assignees

• Trane Int Inc

Inventors

• Smith Christopher Blake
• Klein Kit W

Classifications

• H01R13/6275

  Latching arms not integral with the housing (H01R13/6276, H01R13/6277, H01R13/6278 take precedence) · CPC title

• H01R24/64

  for high frequency, e.g. RJ 45 · CPC title

• H01R13/6395 Primary

  for wall or panel outlets · CPC title