Patent ID: 6166895
Filing Date: 2000-12-26
Classification: H01R,H04Q

Abstract:
A patch cable for connecting telecommunications equipment, comprising:(a) a first plurality of wires, each wire having a first end and a second end;(b) a second plurality of wires, each wire having a first end and a second end;(c) a third plurality of wires, each wire having a first end and a second end;(d) a plurality of connectors, having a plurality of connector pins, connected to the first end of each wire of the first plurality of wires and to the first end of each wire of the second plurality of wires;(e) a plurality of protector plugs, having a first plurality of prongs, connected to the second end of each wire of the first plurality of wires and to the second end of each wire of the third plurality of wire;(f) a plurality of protector cradles, having a plurality of prong holes, connected to the second end of each wire of the second plurality of wires and to the first end of each wire of the third plurality of wires; and(g) a plurality of protector fuses, having a second plurality of prongs, connected to the plurality of protector cradles, such that the second plurality of prongs electrically connects at least one wire from the second plurality of wires to at least one wire from the third plurality of wires.