James Golden

US Patent:

45131716, Apr 23, 1985

Filed:

Oct 14, 1983

Appl. No.:

6/542298

Inventors:

Louis Suffi - Westchester IL
James E. Golden - Evanston IL
Donald F. Jaycox - Deerfield IL

Assignee:

Northern Telecom Limited - Montreal

International Classification:

H01R 900
H02G 1510

US Classification:

174 41

Abstract:

An aerial cable terminal has a one piece molded plastic housing with a dividing wall which divides the interior of the housing into front and back compartments. Terminals are mounted in the dividing wall, for example in hollow bosses extending into the front compartment. The conductors of a stub cable extend through the back compartment and are connected to the rear ends of the terminals. Drop wires enter at the bottom into the front compartment and are connected to the front ends of the terminals. A hinged cover closes the front compartment. Potting compound fills the back compartment. Two terminals can be assembled back-to-back, with conductors from one stub cable connected to both sets of terminals. Support hangers are provided on the top of the housing, one set of hangers for a single housing and another set which combines with hangers on the other housing to form combined hangers. Pivotal drop-wire support rings are provided at each end.

US Patent:

43907440, Jun 28, 1983

Filed:

Dec 12, 1980

Appl. No.:

6/215708

Inventors:

Louis Suffi - Westchester IL
James E. Golden - Evanston IL
Frederick W. Burtelson - Harvard IL

Assignee:

Northern Telecom, Inc. - Nashville TN

International Classification:

H02G 708
H02G 15113
H02G 15117
H01R 900

US Classification:

174 41

Abstract:

A fixed count terminal provides an enclosed housing for the connection of service wires to telephone conductors contained in a communication cable. The fixed count terminal has a support bracket which is clamped to a support strand portion of the communication cable with a mounting bar extending between the points whereat the support bracket is clamped to the support strand. A cable portion of the communication cable is clamped to the support bracket by Z-shaped brackets and ground clamps and a tension bar extends between the Z brackets. A barrier wall divides the fixed count terminal into terminal and cable compartments and has a plurality of breakaway partitions which can be removed so that terminal modules may be positioned on the barrier wall. A base is also secured to the support bracket at the bottom of the barrier wall and has grommeted openings through which the service wires may be extended into the fixed count terminal and coupled to conductors in the communication cable via the terminal modules. Terminal and cable side covers are hingedly mounted on the base and enclose respectively the terminal and cable sides of the fixed count terminal.