Patent ID: 7817398
Filing Date: 2010-10-19
Classification: H01C,H01R,H04Q

Abstract:
1. A surge-arrestor module comprising: a housing that comprises a first sidewall and a second sidewall that reside in substantially parallel-spaced relation, and a front panel and a rear panel, wherein the front panel and the rear panel span between the first sidewall and the second sidewall; one or more signal input ports integrated within the first sidewall that are configured to receive a connector of at least one first signal-communication line; one or more signal output ports integrated within the second sidewall that are configured to receive a connector of at least one second signal-communication line; one or more sockets integrated within the rear panel of the surge-arrestor module, each of the one or more sockets being configured to receive a respective grounding connector that extends from a wall-mount bracket, wherein the one or more sockets are configured to frictionally retain the respective grounding connector therein and to provide physical and electrical coupling of the surge-arrestor module to the wall-mount bracket; circuitry internally disposed within the housing for providing a communicative signal path between the one or more signal input ports and the one or more signal output ports, wherein the circuitry is configured to intermittently connect the communicative signal path to the electrical coupling of the of the one or more sockets with the respective grounding connector; and at least one fastener partially captive within the housing, wherein the at least one fastener, in cooperation with the physical coupling of the one or more sockets with the respective grounding connector, securably coupling the surge-arrestor module to the wall-mount bracket.