Patent ID: 6340317
Filing Date: 2002-01-22
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A wiring block mountable to a support surface for terminating communication wires, comprising:a base having a first support member and a second support member, the first and second support members being spaced apart to form a cabling channel therebetween for receiving communication wires; and a termination strip having two parallel rows of spaced-apart teeth extending from a location adjacent a first end portion of the termination strip to a location adjacent a second end portion of the termination strip, the spaced apart teeth of each of the two rows defining a plurality of slots, each of the plurality of slots for receiving a respective one of the communication wires; wherein the first end portion of the termination strip is removably attachable to the first support member and the second end portion of the termination strip is hingedly connected to the second support member such that the termination strip is movable between a closed position wherein the first end portion of the termination strip is attached to the first support member closing off the cabling channel and an open position wherein the first end portion of the termination strip is detached and pivoted away from the first support member to form an opening therebetween to permit insertion and removal of communication wires through the opening between the first end portion of the termination strip and the first support member into and out of the cabling channel; wherein the second end portion of the termination strip is hingedly connected to the second support member about a hinge axis that is perpendicular to the two parallel rows of spaced apart teeth.