Patent ID: 8613625

Claim:
A network component comprising an electrical device for exchanging signals via a communication line of a network, the electrical device being configured to be connected electrically to wires of the communication line, an insulation material enclosing the wires of the communication line, the insulation material including a first surface and a second surface, the first surface and the second surface being arranged on opposed sides of the insulation material, the network component having a mounting side and being mounted on a rail holding the wires such that the first surface of the insulation material faces the network component and the second surface of the insulation material faces the rail, the network component comprising: pins positioned and configured to pierce the insulation material; a mounting part with a mounting side for removably mounting the network component on the rail; each pin includes an end for contacting a wire of the communication line, the end being straight and pointed and extending from the mounting side of the network component to pierce the insulation material through the first surface; and a housing comprising flat lateral sides arranged transversally to the rail when the network component is mounted thereon to position the network component close to another network component comprising another housing with flat lateral sides, wherein the pins are arranged in a movable manner relative to the mounting side of the network component.