Telecommunications cabling system, and electrical connection module and shielding interface therefor

US9368917B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9368917-B2
Application numberUS-201214368073-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateDec 20, 2012
Priority dateDec 23, 2011
Publication dateJun 14, 2016
Grant dateJun 14, 2016

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A telecommunications cabling system, including: (a) an earthed support ( 12 ); and (b) at least one connection module ( 100 ) mounted to the earthed support ( 12 ), including: (i) a housing ( 200; 220 ) for a plurality of electrical contact members ( 212 ), the housing ( 200; 220 ) having a plurality of recesses ( 202 ) to receive wires of at least one shielded cable ( 50 ); (ii) at least one opening to receive an end of an electrical connector ( 300; 400 ) to place electrical contacts at the end of the electrical connector ( 300; 400 ) in direct or indirect electrical communication with at least some of the wires; and (iii) a shielding interface ( 110 ) for the connection module ( 100 ); wherein the shielding interface ( 110 ) is simultaneously contactable with shielding ( 52 ) of the shielded cable ( 50 ), a corresponding shielding interface ( 500 ) of the electrical connector ( 400 ), and the earthed support ( 12 ).

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The invention claimed is: 1. A telecommunications cabling system, including: (a) an earthed support; and (b) at least one connection module mounted to the earthed support, including: (i) a housing for a plurality of electrical contact members, the housing having a plurality of recesses to receive wires of at least one shielded cable and having at least one groove; (ii) at least one opening to receive an end of an electrical connector to place electrical contacts at the end of…

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What does patent US9368917B2 cover?
A telecommunications cabling system, including: (a) an earthed support ( 12 ); and (b) at least one connection module ( 100 ) mounted to the earthed support ( 12 ), including: (i) a housing ( 200; 220 ) for a plurality of electrical contact members ( 212 ), the housing ( 200; 220 ) having a plurality of recesses ( 202 ) to receive wires of at least one shielded cable ( 50 …
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Tyco Electronics Services Gmbh, Commscope Technologies Llc
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H01R13/6471. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Jun 14 2016 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).