Patent ID: 6560334
Filing Date: 2003-05-06
Classification: H04M,H04Q

Abstract:
A telephone subscriber module for interconnecting a subscriber telephone line with one of a plurality of incoming telephone service provider lines, the telephone subscriber module comprising:a base; a first RJ jack mounted to said base, wherein said first RJ lack comprises a first cavity configured to receive an RJ plug; a second RJ jack mounted to said base in spaced-apart relationship with said first RJ lack, wherein said second RJ lack comprises a second cavity configured to receive an RJ plug from a selected one of the plurality of incoming telephone service provider lines, and wherein said second RJ jack is electrically connected to said first RJ jack; and a cover pivotally attached to said base and movable between an open position exposing said first and second RJ jacks and a closed position covering said first and second RJ jacks, wherein said cover comprises a contact electrically connected to the subscriber telephone line, and wherein said cover contact is configured to be removably inserted within said first RJ lack cavity when said cover is in the closed position to establish electrical communications between the subscriber telephone line and one of the plurality of incoming telephone service provider lines having an RJ plug inserted within said second RJ jack cavity.