Patent ID: 6315595
Filing Date: 2001-11-13
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A distribution terminal for connecting a plurality of drop wires to a plurality of distribution wires, comprising:a plurality of bases, each of the bases having a platform and lateral sides on opposite edges of the platform;mating connectors on each of the lateral sides of the bases for securing adjacent bases together;each of the bases having at least one conductive penetrator extending through the platform, the penetrator having a terminal end prewired to one of the distribution wires;at least one module releasably attached to one of the bases over the platform, the module having a pair of holes for receiving a corresponding pair of the drop wires therein; anda least one electrical contact mounted within the module, the contact releasably engaging the penetrator when the module is secured to the base so that the module is removable from the base without disconnecting the distribution wire prewired to the terminal end of the penetrator.