Patent ID: 6089892
Filing Date: 2000-07-18
Classification: H02G

Abstract:
A communication cabling arrangement comprising: elongate cabling which defines a plurality of communication circuits, said cabling having first and second cable sections and at least one housing means joining said first and second cable sections together and defining a plurality of access ports for permitting external access to said circuits, each of said first and second cable sections including a plurality of separate elongate cable units which each define at least one circuit, each said cable unit including at least one flexible multi-conductor cable which defines at least one of said circuits and a contact plug on at least one end of said cable, each said plug including contacts connected to said circuit, said housing means including first and second mounting sections which are each open on one side to permit access to a predetermined number of mounting sites, said plugs of said first and second cable sections being inserted into said mounting sites of said first and second mounting sections respectively, such that said contacts of each one of said plugs of said first cable section is connected serially to said contacts of said second cable section such that said circuits pass through said housing means, said serially connected contacts being accessible through said access ports, and a tap module which is insertable into a selected one of said access ports for connection to at least one of said circuits, said tap module including a respective outlet which is connected to said circuit.