Patent ID: 6025982
Filing Date: 2000-02-15
Classification: H01R,H04M,H04Q

Abstract:
A protector module for telecommunication circuits, comprising:a base having a bottom, a front, a back, and a longitudinal axis;a pair of IDCs mounted to the base, one on each lateral side of the axis, each IDC having a forward blade and a rearward blade that extend upward from the base and are electrically connected to each other, the forward blade being shorter than the rearward blade, and each of the blades having a slit extending downward from an upper end;a stuffer mounted to the base for movement along the longitudinal axis between an upper open position and a lower closed position;a pair of lower apertures in the stuffer for registering with the forward blades for insertion of first wires into engagement with the forward blades;a pair of upper apertures in the stuffer for registering with the rearward blades for insertion of second wires into engagement with the rearward blades; anda set of protrusions in the stuffer for pressing the first and second wires into the slits while moving from the open to the closed position.