Patent ID: 6175483
Filing Date: 2001-01-16
Classification: H01R,H04Q

Abstract:
A distribution apparatus for being interposed in a transmission cable, said distribution apparatus comprising:an enclosure including a box-shaped housing with one side open and a main body closing up the open side of the housing, the housing having portions for connecting with the transmission cable;a modularized branch circuit detachably mounted in the enclosure;a plurality of distribution output terminals provided on the main body, for distributing signals received from the transmission cable via the branch circuit;a current transmission circuit provided between the distribution output terminals and the transmission cable;at least one operating window provided in a wall of the enclosure, said operating window comprises insulated surfaces and a cover for sealing said operating window;a plurality of removable switch means interposed in the current transmission circuit so as to pass and block currents to the respective distribution output terminals, the removable switch means being located in the at least one operating window, thus allowing the removable switch means to be operated through the at least one window from the outside of the enclosure;said cover comprising first and second opposite tabs with threaded holes for receiving a bolt and preventing said bolt from slipping out of said tabs;first means and second means for tightening a pair of bolts positioned on opposite sides of said operating window, said first means and said second means being aligned under said first and said second opposite tabs;said pair of bolts inserted through said first tab and said second tab for securing said cover to said main body; andsaid cover being rotatable around one of said pairs of bolts when the other one of said pair of bolts is removed thereby providing access to said operating window.