EP1240690A2 - Telephone adapter - Google Patents
Telephone adapterInfo
- Publication number
- EP1240690A2 EP1240690A2 EP00985577A EP00985577A EP1240690A2 EP 1240690 A2 EP1240690 A2 EP 1240690A2 EP 00985577 A EP00985577 A EP 00985577A EP 00985577 A EP00985577 A EP 00985577A EP 1240690 A2 EP1240690 A2 EP 1240690A2
- Authority
- EP
- European Patent Office
- Prior art keywords
- telephone
- plug
- socket
- adapter
- standard
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
- Withdrawn
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Classifications
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
- H01R31/00—Coupling parts supported only by co-operation with counterpart
- H01R31/06—Intermediate parts for linking two coupling parts, e.g. adapter
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
- H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
- H04M1/00—Substation equipment, e.g. for use by subscribers
- H04M1/02—Constructional features of telephone sets
- H04M1/0293—Terminal boxes for telephone sets
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
- H01R2107/00—Four or more poles
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
- H01R2201/00—Connectors or connections adapted for particular applications
- H01R2201/16—Connectors or connections adapted for particular applications for telephony
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
- H01R24/00—Two-part coupling devices, or either of their cooperating parts, characterised by their overall structure
- H01R24/60—Contacts spaced along planar side wall transverse to longitudinal axis of engagement
- H01R24/62—Sliding engagements with one side only, e.g. modular jack coupling devices
Definitions
- the invention relates to a telephone adapter, particularly a telephone adapter for converting between one telephone standard and another.
- Telephone plugs and sockets come in a variety of different standards, indeed, most countries have their own standard for telephone plugs and sockets.
- a telephone adapter for use with a telephone plug having at least one male member and a telephone socket, the plug and socket corresponding to a first standard
- the telephone adapter comprising a substrate, at least one hole passing through the substrate for receiving the at least one male member of the telephone plug, a plurality of contacts for electrically contacting the at least one male member of the telephone plug when received m the at least one hole, a telephone plug or socket corresponding to a second standard, and interconnections on the substrate connecting the contacts to the plug or socket of the second standard, so that a telephone plug can be mounted m a telephone socket with the adapter therebetween, the at least one male member of the telephone plug passing through the at least one hole of the adapter nto the telephone socket to support the telephone adapter and to connect the telephone plug or socket of the second standard to the socket of the first standard via the interconnections, the contacts and the male member of the plug.
- the adapter according to the present invention uses the male member of a telephone plug that already exists rather than needing its own male member, it can be considerably smaller and especially thinner than a telephone adapter having its own male member or members.
- the substrate may be less than 3mm thick, or even 2mm or preferably 1mm.
- the second standard may be different to the first standard, so that the telephone adapter can be used to convert between one standard and another.
- the first and second standards can be the same, the telephone adapter then allowing two telephone plugs to be associated with a single socket.
- the at least one male member of the telephone plug comprises a plurality of pins.
- Such telephone plugs are m use m many countries of the world
- the adapter may comprise a plurality of holes corresponding to the holes of a socket of the first standard, in order to accept a telephone plug of that first standard.
- a different arrangement or number of holes may be used - for example one large hole could contain two contacts for separate connection to two pins.
- the telephone adapter may further comprise a plurality of holes and a plurality of contacts corresponding to a third, fourth or any number of standards. Accordingly, the telephone adapter of the present invention may be useful m providing a compact telephone adapter which can be used with many different standards.
- the telephone plug or socket of the second standard can be folded down for storage.
- This may be an RJ11 socket, which corresponds to interconnections widely found m computer equipment.
- the substrate may be of injection moulded plastics.
- the interconnections can be wires moulded into the plastics.
- the substrate may comprise a base plate on or m which the interconnections or wires are supported and an upper plate which covers the wires. Both the base and upper plates are preferably formed with holes which are aligned when the plates are brought into contact.
- the base plate may be formed with a recess m which the upper plate sits.
- the plurality of contacts may comprise the ends of the wires. This may be achieved by providing a wire form comprising a plurality of wires forming the interconnections, placing the wire form into the injection mould, and moulding the plastics around the wire form to manufacture the telephone adapter.
- the substrate may be paper or a printed circuit. Promotional messages may be printed on the substrate.
- Figure 1 is a front perspective view of a first telephone adapter according to the present invention with a plug adjacent the adapter
- Figure 2 is a view of the adapter of Figure 1 m use
- Figure 3 is a front view- of the adapter of Figure 1 with a RJ11 plug m place
- Figure 4 shows a front view of the adapter of Figure
- Figure 5 is an exploded plan perspective view of the adapter of Figure 1
- Figure 6 is an underside perspective view of the adapter of Figure 1
- Figure 7 is a front view of the adapter of Figure 1 without a RJ11 plug
- Figures 8, 9 and 10 show respective rear, side and top views of the adapter of Figure 7, and
- FIG 11 is a front perspective view of a second telephone adapter according to the present invention.
- DETAILED DESCRIPTION Figures 1 to 11 show two telephone adapters 10,20 designed for converting between Dutch telephone connections and an RJll connection, widely used m the United States.
- the adapter 10 comprises a generally flat plastics substrate 1 having a group of holes 3 passing through the substrate normally to its plane. The pattern of the group of holes 3 matches the pattern of a group of pins m a corresponding plug.
- An RJll socket 5 is provided at one end of the substrate 1.
- the telephone adapter is mounted between a Dutch plug 21 and a corresponding Dutch wall socket 23.
- the pins 25 of the Dutch plug 21 pass through the holes 3 of the telephone adapter into the wall socket.
- the Dutch plug has four pins 25 and hence the substrate 1 has four holes 3.
- the adapter is accordingly held m place, the plug engaging m the wall socket.
- the substrate 1 is sufficiently thin that contact is still made between the pms 25 and wall socket 23.
- An RJll plug 27 is mounted into the socket 5 to make contact
- the substrate 1 is formed from a base plate 31 and an upper plate 33.
- the base plate 31 is generally flat and rectangular with a shallow rectangular recess 32 into which the upper plate 33 fits. Both the upper plate 33 and base plate 31 are formed with holes 3 which are aligned when the plates are m contact.
- the RJll socket 5 comprises a top part 11 and a bottom part 13.
- the bottom part 11 is fixed into the base plate 31 and the top part 11 is hinged to hinge mountings 35 on the upper plate 33.
- the top part is thus pivotable along a hinge 15 so that the socket can be folded down for storage.
- the top part 11 is generally flap-like.
- Upper plate 33 is formed with a slot 37 to allow movement of the top part 11 of the socket 5.
- a plurality of wires 7 are mounted on the base plate 31 and run between the RJll socket 5 and the holes 3. One end of each wire forms an electrical contact 9 in the holes 3 and the opposed end of each wire forms an electrical contact 39 m the bottom part of the RJll socket 5.
- the top part 11 of the RJll socket 5 also carries electrical contacts 41.
- an RJll plug 27 mounted m the socket 5 is connected via the electrical contacts 39 through the wires 7 to the contacts 9.
- the contacts 9 are contacted by the pins 25 of the Dutch plug and thus the RJll plug 27 is connected into the wall socket through the pins 25. Accordingly, a lead 29 attached to the RJll plug 27 is connected to the wall socket.
- a lead 43 attached to the plug 21 is also attached to the wall socket 23.
- Figure 11 shows an alternative adapter 20 which has the same functionality of the adapter of Figures 1 to 10 and thus all features m common have the same reference number
- the alternative adapter 20 has a generally flat plastics substrate 1 having a generally egg-shaped cross-section.
- the alternative adapter 20 comprises a generally flat plastics substrate 18 having a plurality of holes 3 passing through the substrate normally to its plane.
- An RJll socket 5 is provided at one end of the substrate 1 which is connected via wires 7 to contacts 9 in the holes 3.
- the wires 7 are embedded m the substrate 18 which is formed from a single piece.
- the required telephone adapter is thus provided in a convenient, thin form.
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- Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
- Signal Processing (AREA)
- Telephone Set Structure (AREA)
- Telephone Function (AREA)
Abstract
Description
Claims
Applications Claiming Priority (3)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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GB9929821 | 1999-12-17 | ||
GBGB9929821.8A GB9929821D0 (en) | 1999-12-17 | 1999-12-17 | Telephone adapter |
PCT/GB2000/004822 WO2001045209A2 (en) | 1999-12-17 | 2000-12-15 | Telephone adapter |
Publications (1)
Publication Number | Publication Date |
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EP1240690A2 true EP1240690A2 (en) | 2002-09-18 |
Family
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Family Applications (1)
Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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EP00985577A Withdrawn EP1240690A2 (en) | 1999-12-17 | 2000-12-15 | Telephone adapter |
Country Status (7)
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EP (1) | EP1240690A2 (en) |
CN (1) | CN1423852A (en) |
AU (1) | AU766986B2 (en) |
GB (1) | GB9929821D0 (en) |
HK (1) | HK1045407A1 (en) |
NZ (1) | NZ519620A (en) |
WO (1) | WO2001045209A2 (en) |
Families Citing this family (1)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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DE20113501U1 (en) * | 2001-08-14 | 2001-10-11 | HARTING KGaA, 32339 Espelkamp | Connector with adapter |
Family Cites Families (4)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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GB536669A (en) * | 1940-02-08 | 1941-05-22 | David Thomson | An improved cable terminal or adapter for electric plug-and-socket couplings |
US4925393A (en) * | 1988-09-06 | 1990-05-15 | Independent Technologies, Inc. | 66 Block adapter |
JP2602786B2 (en) * | 1994-11-14 | 1997-04-23 | インターナショナル・ビジネス・マシーンズ・コーポレイション | Connectors and electronic devices using the connectors |
GB2350493A (en) * | 1999-05-24 | 2000-11-29 | David Joyner | Adaptor for mains socket |
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1999
- 1999-12-17 GB GBGB9929821.8A patent/GB9929821D0/en not_active Ceased
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2000
- 2000-12-15 AU AU21987/01A patent/AU766986B2/en not_active Ceased
- 2000-12-15 WO PCT/GB2000/004822 patent/WO2001045209A2/en not_active Application Discontinuation
- 2000-12-15 NZ NZ519620A patent/NZ519620A/en unknown
- 2000-12-15 CN CN00818364A patent/CN1423852A/en active Pending
- 2000-12-15 EP EP00985577A patent/EP1240690A2/en not_active Withdrawn
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2002
- 2002-09-25 HK HK02106993.2A patent/HK1045407A1/en unknown
Non-Patent Citations (1)
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NZ519620A (en) | 2003-01-31 |
AU766986B2 (en) | 2003-10-30 |
HK1045407A1 (en) | 2002-11-22 |
GB9929821D0 (en) | 2000-02-09 |
WO2001045209A3 (en) | 2001-12-27 |
CN1423852A (en) | 2003-06-11 |
WO2001045209A2 (en) | 2001-06-21 |
AU2198701A (en) | 2001-06-25 |
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