Global Patent Index - EP 1034582 A2

EP 1034582 A2 20000913 - CONNECTOR AND METHOD OF CONNECTION

Title (en)

CONNECTOR AND METHOD OF CONNECTION

Title (de)

VERBINDER UND VERBINDUNGSMETHODE

Title (fr)

CONNECTEUR ET PROCEDE DE CONNEXION

Publication

EP 1034582 A2 20000913 (EN)

Application

EP 98955762 A 19981124

Priority

  • GB 9803499 W 19981124
  • GB 9724798 A 19971124

Abstract (en)

[origin: GB2331683A] The present invention provides a method of coupling a telecommunications signal to a plurality of power cables (15), each cable being connected in a line to a bus-bar (11-13) the method including the steps of selecting one of the cables located substantially in the centre of the line and either coupling the telecommunications signal to the selected cable or coupling the signal to the bus-bar in the vicinity of the selected cable. By "in the vicinity" is preferably meant at or near the selected cable e.g. nearer to the selected cable than to any of the other cables connected to the bus-bar. Where a telecommunications signal is to be connected to a plurality of power cables, one aim is usually to ensure a roughly equal distribution of telecommunications signal power among the power cables. By making the physical connection in the vicinity of one of the central cables in the line, as proposed above, this helps to ensure that the signal power is approximately distributed in as equal away as possible. A fuse holder modified to include a telecommunications signal connector is also disclosed (figs. 2-5 not shown).

IPC 1-7

H01R 11/03

IPC 8 full level

H01R 43/00 (2006.01); H01H 85/20 (2006.01); H01H 85/46 (2006.01); H02B 1/20 (2006.01); H04B 3/54 (2006.01); H04B 3/56 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

H04B 3/56 (2013.01); H04B 2203/5425 (2013.01); H04B 2203/5445 (2013.01); H04B 2203/5466 (2013.01); H04B 2203/5483 (2013.01); H04B 2203/5487 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 9927614A2

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT CH DE FR GB IT LI SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

GB 2331683 A 19990526; GB 2331683 A9; GB 2331683 B 20010718; GB 9825748 D0 19990120; AU 1249199 A 19990615; AU 741718 B2 20011206; CA 2311551 A1 19990603; EP 1034582 A2 20000913; GB 9724798 D0 19980121; HK 1018369 A1 19991217; JP 2001524741 A 20011204; WO 9927614 A2 19990603; WO 9927614 A3 19990819; ZA 9810728 B 20000508

DOCDB simple family (application)

GB 9825748 A 19981124; AU 1249199 A 19981124; CA 2311551 A 19981124; EP 98955762 A 19981124; GB 9724798 A 19971124; GB 9803499 W 19981124; HK 99103165 A 19990722; JP 2000522651 A 19981124; ZA 9810728 A 19981124