Patent ID: 8085928

Claim:
A bridge lifting block for isolating cable pairs connected to control equipment via a cable block, the bridge lifting block comprising: a first post pair configured for connection to the control equipment via a first jumper connected to the first post pair on one end and to the control equipment on an opposing end; a second post pair configured for connection to the cable block directly connected to the cable pairs via a second jumper connected to the second post pair on one end and to the cable block on an opposing end; a mini-bridge lifter operative to isolate the cable pairs; an electrical conductor connecting the first post pair, the mini-bridge lifter, and the second post pair such that the mini-bridge lifter is positioned in-line between the first post pair and the second post pair; an equipment-side cable block comprising the first post pair; and a field-side cable block comprising the second post pair, wherein the equipment-side cable block and the field-side cable block are electrically connected via the electrical conductor, the equipment-side cable block comprises a current cable block configured with a first exposed solder point electrically linked to the first post pair, the field-side cable block comprises an identical current cable block configured with a second exposed solder point electrically linked to the second post pair, and the electrical conductor connects the first exposed solder point to the second exposed solder point.