Patent ID: 7588472
Filing Date: 2009-09-15
Classification: H01R,H04L,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A modular apparatus for data communication between a distribution network and a residential network, comprising: a first device having a first connector firmly associated thereon, adapted to interface a distribution network; at least one second device having at least one second connector firmly associated thereon, adapted to interface a residential network and to be mechanically and electrically connected to said first device; and at least one interconnecting device adapted to lock said first device and said at least one second device to each other and to activate electrical supply between said first device and said at least one second device, said at least one interconnecting device defining a first operative configuration wherein said first and at least one second devices are unlocked so as to be disconnectable from each other and wherein the electrical supply between said modules is prevented, and a second operative configuration wherein said first and at least one second devices are locked so as to be not disconnectable from each other and wherein the electrical supply between said modules is activated, said at least one interconnecting device comprising a locking element which is slidable between a first operative position corresponding to said first operative configuration of the apparatus and a second operative position corresponding to said second operative configuration of the apparatus.