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(11) EP 0 614 248 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
21.12.1994 Bulletin 1994/51

(43) Date of publication A2:
07.09.1994 Bulletin 1994/36

(21) Application number: 94201481.2

(22) Date of filing: 11.06.1987
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)5: H01R 23/02, H01R 31/06
(84) Designated Contracting States:
BE DE FR GB IT NL SE

(30) Priority: 13.06.1986 US 874181

(62) Application number of the earlier application in accordance with Art. 76 EPC:
87904196.0 / 0274487

(71) Applicant: THE WHITAKER CORPORATION
Wilmington, Delaware 19808 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • Lane, David
    Greensboro, North Carolina 27410 (US)
  • Marsh, Edward Kenneth
    Kernersville, North Carolina 27284 (US)
  • Watts, Elvert Steven
    Walkertown, North Carolina 27051 (US)

(74) Representative: Warren, Keith Stanley et al
BARON & WARREN 18 South End Kensington
London W8 5BU
London W8 5BU (GB)


(56) References cited: : 
   
     
    Remarks:
    This application was filed on 25 - 05 - 1994 as a divisional application to the application mentioned under INID code 60.
     


    (54) Local area network interface


    (57) An interface interconnection system for providing an interface to a communications network includes a wall mountable box (2) having cavities (12,14) and with an open front face and at least a partially open rear face. Edge card connectors (150A,150B) interconnectable with shielded or unshielded cable (130,120) are mounted in the wall box adjacent its rear face. A shielded data connector (200) is inserted through the front face of the box and has an edge card mounted thereto which is interconnected with one of the edge card connectors (150B). An unshielded modular jack (390) is also fitted with an edge card which is interconnected with the edge card connector (150A). The data connector and jack (200,390) are disposed adjacent the front face of the box for interconnection with mating shielded and unshielded connectors.






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