Patent ID: 7785115

Claim:
A distribution connection module that accommodates a test connector for testing purposes, the distribution connection module comprising: a) a housing defining a housing interior and an access opening, the access opening being sized to receive the test connector; and b) a printed circuit board located within the housing interior, the printed circuit board providing electrical connections between: i) input contacts; ii) an overvoltage protection circuit; iii) output contacts; and iv) an isolation contact spring biased to provide a connection pathway between the input contacts and the output contacts in the absence of the test connector, the isolation contact disrupting the connection pathway between the input contacts and the output contacts upon receipt of the test connector at the access opening; c) wherein the input contacts, the overvoltage protection circuit, the isolation contact, and the output contacts, are respectively arranged in electrical series; and d) wherein the overvoltage protection circuit protects both the isolation contact and the output contacts during testing activities and during non-testing use; e) wherein the input contacts and the output contacts are insulation displacement contacts that pierce the insulation of cables.