MX2010006681A - Adhesive laminate label for a communication connector jack and communication connector jack and communications devices including same. - Google Patents

Abstract

An embodiment of the invention is directed to an adhesive laminate label for a communications device. The adhesive laminate label includes an upper label including visible indicia and at least one lower label. Each of the lower labels includes corresponding visible indicia that are different than the visible indicia of the upper label and of the other lower labels. At least the visible indicia of each lower label are covered by either the upper label or one of the other lower labels and the upper and lower labels are removably adhered to one another.

Description

LAMINATED ADHESIVE LABEL FOR A COMMUNICATION JACK CONNECTOR AND A COMMUNICATION JACK CONNECTOR AND COMMUNICATION DEVICES THAT INCLUDE THE SAME.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION A modular communication jack is a receptacle that accepts a communication plug. Common communication connectors include the category of elec jack connectors 5, 5e, 6, 6a or 10G that are configured to accept a communication plug, such as a voice, data and video plug. For example, such communication jack connectors can be configured to accept a communication plug of a communication cable, such as an Ethernet cable. Usually, such communication jack connectors are used to interconnect the telecommunication equipment via elecal means.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Communication jack connectors of this type usually include an elecal isolation housing that supports a plurality of elecal terminals where the elecal conductors of a multi-conductor cable are terminated. For example, several commercially available communication jack connectors use the Insulation displacement contacts, and each elecal conductor can be terminated in one of the insulation displacement contacts with the use of a specially designed termination tool.

For proper operation of a communication jack connector, it is important that each conductor of the multi-conductor cable is properly matched, disuted and terminated at a correct terminal of the elecal terminals of the communication jack connector. Incorrect termination and subsequent connection to telecommunications equipment may impede operation and may cause damage to such telecommunications equipment. In addition, incorrect termination of the multiconductor cable can cause expensive and timely fault locations.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION One embodiment of the invention is directed to a laminated adhesive label for a communications device. The adhesive laminated label includes an upper label that includes visible indicia and at least one lower label. Each of the lower labels includes corresponding visible indicia that are different from the visible indicia of the upper label and the other lower labels. At least the signs visible from each lower label are covered either by means of the upper label or one of the other lower labels and the upper and lower labels adhere removably to each other.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES FIGURE 1 is a top plan view of an adhesive laminate label, according to one embodiment of the invention, including an upper label having a first termination diagram.

FIGURE 2 is an isome view of the adhesive laminate label shown in FIGURE 1 illustrating the top label removed from an underlying bottom label.

FIGURE 3 is a top plan view of a lower label of the adhesive laminate label after the removal of the upper label shown in FIGURE 1 and FIGURE 2 that includes a second termination diagram that is different from the first completion diagram .

FIGURE 4 is a front isome view of a modular communication jack connector that includes a laminated adhesive label shown in FIGURE 1 placed therein in accordance with one embodiment of the invention.

FIGURE 5 is a side isome view of the communication jack connector shown in FIGURE 4.

FIGURE 6 is a rear isome view of the counter communication jack connector in FIGURE 4 showing the first termination diagram of the top label of the adhesive laminate label.

FIGURE 7 is an isome view of the communication jack connector shown in FIGURE 4, FIGURE 5, FIGURE 6 without the connector body illustrating the printed circuit board and the associated elecal contact tips and insulation displacement contacts.

FIGURE 8 is a rear isometric view of the communication jack connector shown in FIGURE 6 where a multiconductor cable is terminated in accordance with the T568B standard.

FIGURE 9 is a rear isometric view of the communication jack connector shown in FIGURE 6, with the top label of the adhesive laminated label removed from the underlying bottom label.

FIGURE 10 is a rear isometric view of the communication jack connector with a lower label of the adhesive laminate label developed after removal of the top label, and a terminated multiconductor cable according to the cable standard T568A on the bottom label.

FIGURE 11 is an isometric view of an adhesive laminate label that includes multiple bottom labels according to another embodiment of the invention.

FIGURE 12 is an isometric view of a communications device that includes two adhesive laminate labels of FIGURE 1 and / or FIGURE 11 placed therein according to another embodiment of the invention.

FIGURE 13 is an isometric view of the connection panel including the adhesive laminate label of FIGURE 1 and / or FIGURE 11 placed therebetween between the rows of insulation displacement connectors (IDCS) according to another embodiment of the invention. invention.

FIGURE 14 is a rear view of the connecting panel of FIGURE 13 illustrating in greater detail the positioning of the adhesive laminated label of FIGURE 1 and / or FIGURE 11 between the rows of the IDCs.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The embodiments of the invention relate to a laminated adhesive label that includes a top label having a first termination diagram (eg, a termination diagram T568B) covering a second termination diagram (eg, a completion diagram T568A ) of a lower label, and a connector Modular communication jack that includes such an adhesive laminated label. The described adhesive laminate label embodiments allow an installer to select which of the upper and lower labels is visible to provide visual assistance so that the installer can correctly terminate the signal lines (e.g., electrical conductors of a multiconductor cable or optical fibers) in the signal-line terminals of a modular communication jack connector according to a termination diagram on a selected one of the upper and lower labels in view.

FIGURE 1 is a top plan view of an adhesive laminated label 200 according to the embodiment of the invention. The adhesive laminated label 100 includes an upper label 102 having a first plurality of color-coded symbol pairs 104a-104d arranged to represent a first termination diagram to terminate the signal lines of a multi-line-line cable at the terminals of signal-line of a modular communication jack connector. For example, in the illustrated embodiment, the first termination diagram is in accordance with the cabling standard T568B and a symbol (eg, the letter "B" in the illustrated embodiment) can be provided on the upper label 102 to represent that the first diagram Termination is in accordance with the T568B wiring standard. It should be noted that the use of the T568B cabling standard is merely an example for the first termination diagram and other termination diagrams are contemplated.

Still with reference to FIGURE 1, each symbol pair 204a-104d includes a corresponding color-coded symbol 106a-106d and a corresponding color-coded symbol 108a-108d. The type of grid or deficiency used therein to represent each symbol 106a-106d and 108a-108d color-coded represents the color. For example, in the wiring standard T568B, color-coded symbols 106a-106d may be blue, white / orange, white / brown, and green, respectively, and symbols 108a-108d color-coded may be white / blue, orange, brown and white / green, respectively. As will be mentioned in greater detail with respect to FIGURE 4, FIGURE 5, FIGURE 6, FIGURE 7, FIGURE 8, FIGURE 9, FIGURE 10, and FIGURE 11, each coded symbol pair 104a-104d per color can be color coded to correspond to a pair of signal lines of a multi-line cable, such as a pair of electrical conductors of a multiconductor cable to terminate in a modular communication jack to which the label adheres 200 adhesive laminate.

With reference to the isometric view of the adhesive laminated label 100 shown in FIGURE 2, the adhesive laminated label 100 includes at least an underlying lower label 110 which is at least partially covered by the upper label 102. For example, the upper label 102 can be removably adhered to the lower label 110. The upper label 102 and the lower label 110 can each be formed from a number of well-known polymeric materials. In addition, a back side of the top label 102 may include a pressure sensitive adhesive or an adhesive backing to adhere to the underlying bottom label 110, and a back side of the bottom label 110 may use the same or similar adhesives or adhesive backing. to adhere to a connector body of a modular communication jack connector. In this way, the back side of the lower label 110 includes an adhesive of some embodiments of the adhesive laminated label 100 for adhering the adhesive laminated label to a communication device. In other embodiments of the adhesive laminated label 100, the back side of the lower label 110 does not include an adhesive, with the adhesive laminated label adhered to the associated communication device through other suitable techniques in such embodiments. By For example, the adhesive laminated label 100 could be adjusted in size such that when it is inserted between the rows of the IDCs in a communication device, the adhesive laminated label is held in place by the pressure applied to the adhesive laminated label by the adhesive labels. IDCs. Alternatively, the communications device could include suitable slots or guides where the adhesive laminated label is inserted to adhere the label to the device. Note that where the lower label 110 does not include an adhesive on its back side, the back side of the upper label 102 still includes such an adhesive of course to removably adhere the upper label with the lower label.

Still with reference to FIGURE 2, the upper label 102 can be detached manually from the lower label 110. A mark 109 placed on the upper label 102, such as a corner thereof, may indicate the presence of a second termination diagram on the underlying lower label 110. For example, in the illustrated embodiment, the mark 109 is a letter "A" indicating that the second termination diagram on the lower label 110 is in accordance with the cable standard T568A. However, any other suitable brand can be used.

It is also noted that although the label 100 adhesive laminate is illustrated as including only a lower label 220, in other embodiments of the invention, the adhesive laminated label 100 may include two or more lower labels each of which may have a respective termination diagram different from the same which is different from the first termination diagram on the upper label 102.

FIGURE 3 is a top plan view of the lower tag 110 after removal of the upper tag 202. The lower label 110 includes a second plurality of color-coded symbol pairs 112a-112d arranged to represent the second termination diagram for terminating the electrical conductors of a multi-conductor cable in electrical terminals of a modular communication jack connector. The second termination diagram is different from the first termination diagram of the upper label 202. For example, in the illustrated embodiment, the second termination diagram may be in accordance with the cabling standard T568A, and a symbol (eg, the letter "A" in the illustrated embodiment) may be provided on the lower label 220 for represent that the second termination diagram is in accordance with the cable standard T568A. It should be emphasized that the use of the T568A wiring standard is merely an example for the second Termination diagram and other completion diagrams are contemplated. Prior to the removal of the upper label 102, the second plurality of color-coded symbol pairs 112a-112d representing the second termination diagram are hidden through and are not substantially visible through the upper label 102.

Still with reference to FIGURE 3, each symbol pair 112a-112d includes a corresponding color coded symbol 114a-114d and a corresponding color coded symbol 116a-116d. Again, the type of grid or deficiency used therein to represent each symbol 114a-114d and 116a-116d color-coded represents the color. For example, in the cable standard T568A, color-coded symbols 114a-114d may be blue, white / green, white / brown and orange, respectively, and color-coded symbols 116a-116d may be white / blue, green , coffee and white / orange, respectively. As will be mentioned in more detail with respect to FIGURE 4, FIGURE 5, FIGURE 6, FIGURE 7, FIGURE 8, FIGURE 9, FIGURE 10, and FIGURE 11, each coded symbol pair 112a-112d per color can be color coded to correspond to a pair of signal lines of a multisignal-line cable (for example, electrical conductors of a multiconductor cable) by terminating in a jack modular communication on which the adhesive laminated label 100 is placed.

The adhesive laminated label 100 allows an installer of a communication jack connector to select between multiple different termination diagrams (eg, at least two) to terminate the signal lines of a multisignal-line cable, such as electrical conductors, in the signal-line terminals of a modular communication jack connector. When the communication jack connector is to be completed in accordance with the first termination diagram on the upper label 102 of the adhesive laminated label 100, the installer can leave the upper label 102 in its place adhered to and concealing the second diagram of termination on the underlying lower label 110. When the communication jack connector is to be terminated according to the second termination diagram on the lower label 110 of the adhesive laminated label 100, the installer can manually detach the upper label 102 from the underlying lower label 110 to expose the lower label 110 and the second termination diagram thereof.

It is noted in the illustrated embodiment of the adhesive laminated label 200 shown in FIGURE 1, FIGURE 2, and FIGURE 3, each of the symbols 106a-106d, 108a-108d, 114a-114d, and 116a-116d color-coded are provided with a particular color or combination of colors. However, in other embodiments of the invention, the symbols may be used in addition to the symbols coded by color. In another mode, individual letters can be used to represent a particular color. For example, symbol 106a color coded can be replaced with a letter "B" by blue or other suitable symbol.

The use of the adhesive laminated label 200 is best understood with reference to a modular communication jack 400 shown in FIGURE 4, FIGURE 5, FIGURE 6, FIGURE 7, FIGURE 8, FIGURE 9, and FIGURE 5. 10. FIGURE 4 and FIGURE 5 are front and side isometric views, respectively, of the communication jack connector 400 having the adhesive laminated label 200 affixed thereto in accordance with one embodiment of the invention. The communication jack 400 illustrated is a Category 6 RJ electrical jack, which is commonly referred to as an eight-position electrical jack connector. However, the adhesive laminated label 200 can be used in a variety of other types of communication jack connectors in addition to the RJ Series 6 electrical jack, such as a six or ten position electrical jack connector. The communication jack 400 includes a connector body 402 defining a recess 404 configured to receive a communication pin (not shown), such as a voice / data / video plug. The connector body 402 can also house a printed circuit board 406 or other electrical circuit system, and also house a plurality of electrical contact tips 408 that can be individually and electrically coupled to the printed circuit board 406. Each electrical contact tip 408 projects forward from the printed circuit board 406 to the recess 404, and is configured to be connected electrically with the electrical contacts of the communication plug (not shown) inserted into the recess 404. For example, the communication plug may be a modular connector plug having a tab configured to be releasably locked with the connector body 402 when it is inserted into the recess 404.

FIGURE 6 is a rear isometric view of the communication jack 400, and more clearly shows the relation of the first termination diagram on the upper label 102 of the adhesive laminated label 100 with the plurality of electrical terminals 410-417 (i.e. signal terminals-lines) partially included by the connector body 402. With reference to FIGURE 7, the electrical terminal 410-417 is connected to and projected towards back from printed circuit 406 board. The electrical terminals 410-417 are each configured to be coupled via electric with a corresponding electrical conductor of a multiconductor cable. Each electrical terminal 410-417 is coupled electrically to one of the corresponding electrical contact tips 408 by the electrical circuit system formed on the printed circuit board 406. Although each electrical terminal 410-417 is configured as an insulation displacement contact, other types of electrical terminals can be used. During use, the electrical contact tips 408 carry data signals (e.g., voice, video, and / or data signals) to the communication plug inserted in the recess 404 of the multiconductor cable connected to the electrical terminals 410-417. and vice versa. It is noted that in other embodiments of the invention, the printed circuit board 406 can be omitted, and each electrical contact tip 408 can be coupled via electrical to one of the corresponding electrical terminals 410-417 without a printed circuit board 406 intermediate.

Turning now to FIGURE 6, the adhesive laminated label 100 can be placed on a rear portion of the connector body 402 and recessed between the electrical terminals 410-413 and 414-417. The symbol pairs 104a-104d color-coded (unlabeled) on top label 102 may be arranged in two rows so that each color-coded symbol 106a-106d and 108a-108d is placed near one of the corresponding electrical terminals 410-417 to indicate the type of electrical conductor coded by color of a pair of electrical conductors to finish.

As can be seen from FIGURE 6, the color-coded symbols 106a-106d and 108a-108d can be large enough and easy to read by the installer who has to perform the tedious and repetitive task of terminating the electrical conductors in the electrical terminals 410-417. For example, an installer may have to install several hundred communication jack connectors on a normal day during the construction of a building. Often, the installation of the communication jack connectors is done at night or under other less optimal lighting conditions.

FIGURE 8 is a rear isometric view of the communication jack 400 where a multiconductor cable 800 (eg, a multisignal-line cable) is terminated at the electrical terminals 410-417 in accordance with the T568B standard of the first pattern of wired on top label 102. The 800 multiconductor cable includes pairs of color-coded electrical 801-804 conductors (for example, twisted pairs of color-coded electrical conductors). The pair of color coded electrical conductors 801 is associated with the color coded symbol pair 104a (not labeled), and includes an electrical conductor 805 having blue insulation and an electrical conductor 806 having white insulation. The electrical conductor 805 is terminated at the electrical terminal 410 near the color-coded symbol 106a respectively and the electrical conductor 806 is terminated at the electrical terminal 411 near the symbol 108a coded by color respectively. The pair of color coded electrical conductors 802 is associated with the color coded symbol pair 104b (not labeled), and includes an electrical conductor 807 having orange isolation and an electrical conductor 808 having white insulation. The electrical conductor 807 is terminated at the electrical terminal 413 near the color-coded symbol 108b respectively and the electrical conductor 808 is terminated at the electrical terminal 412 near the symbol 106b color-coded respectively.

Still with reference to FIGURE 8, the pair of electrical conductors 803 coded by color is associated with the symbol pair 204c color coded (not labeling), and includes an electrical conductor 809 that has brown insulation and an electrical conductor 810 that has white insulation. The electrical conductor 809 is terminated at the electrical terminal 415 near the color coded symbol 108c respectively and the electrical conductor 810 is terminated at the electrical terminal 414 close to the color coder symbol 106 respectively. The pair of color coded electrical conductors 804 is associated with color coded symbol pair 104d (not labeled), and includes an electrical conductor 811 having green isolation and an electrical conductor 812 having white insulation. The electrical conductor 811 is terminated at the electrical terminal 416 near the color-coded symbol 106d respectively and the electrical conductor 812 is terminated at the electrical terminal 417 near the symbol 108d color-coded respectively.

Referring now to FIGURE 9, when the multiconductor cable 800 is to be terminated according to the second termination diagram on the underlying lower label 110, an installer can remove the upper label 102 from the adhesive laminated label 100 of the label 110 underlying inferior. FIGURE 10 is a rear isometric view of communication jack connector 400 with bottom label 110 of adhesive laminated label 100 discovered after the removal of the upper label 102. As shown in FIGURE 10, the color coded electrical conductors 805-812 of the corresponding pairs of color coded electrical conductors 801-804 can be terminated according to the second termination diagram shown on the lower label 110 which, in FIG. The illustrated mode is in accordance with the cable standard T568A.

Although FIGURE 4, FIGURE 5, FIGURE 6, FIGURE 7, FIGURE 8, FIGURE 9, and FIGURE 10 illustrate a specific type of configuration for the communication jack 400, several other different types of configuration Communication jack connector can be used in combination with label 100 adhesive lamination. For example, in other embodiments of the invention, a connector body of a modular communication jack connector may not have sufficient space between the insulation displacement contacts for the adhesive laminated label 100. In such embodiments, the adhesive laminated label 100 can be placed on a side portion of the connector body, while still providing a termination diagram that an installer can terminate the electrical conductors or other types of signal lines at the signal terminals. line. For example, the 100 label Adhesive laminate may not be placed between the signal-line terminals. In this way, as desired or as needed, the adhesive laminated label 100 can be placed over any suitable location of a connector body of a communication jack connector. Furthermore, in other embodiments of the invention, the electrical terminals or other signal-line terminals of a communication jack connector can be arranged generally in a single row or staggered, unlike the two rows.

FIGURE 11 is an isometric view of an adhesive laminated label 1100 including an upper label 102 and multiple lower labels 110 according to another embodiment of the invention. The embodiment of FIGURE 11 includes three lower labels 110 that are designed 110 -1, 110 -2, and 110 -3. More than three lower labels 110 or only two lower labels are included in other embodiments of the invention. The upper label 102 and each of the lower labels 110 include visible indicia (not shown) that function to assist an installer or other user of a communications device (not shown) on which the 1100 label adheres to connect Correctly signal lines with the communications device. The visible signs can be, for example, completion diagrams as mentioned previously with reference to the adhesive laminated label 100 of FIGURE 1. In this situation, each of the upper label 102 and the lower labels 110 include symbol pairs 104a-104d (not shown in FIGURE 11) which includes a symbol 106a-106d coded by corresponding color and corresponding color-coded symbol 108a-108d, as illustrated in FIGURE 1, FIGURE 2 and FIGURE 3.

The construction of the adhesive laminated label 1100, such as materials used to form the label, will be understood from the more detailed description of the adhesive laminated label 100 provided above with reference to the embodiments shown in FIGURE 1, FIGURE 2 and FIG. FIGURE 3. In this way, for the sake of brevity, the manufacture of the adhesive laminated label 1100 will not be mentioned in greater detail herein. Briefly, the upper and lower labels 102, 110 and removably adhered to each other are noted on the adhesive laminated label 1200 and that a low or end of the lower labels 110 may or may not include an adhesive on a back side of that label. lower end, just as described above with respect to the lower label 110 of FIGURE 1, FIGURE 2 and FIGURE 3. In some embodiments, it may be desirable for the Bottom 110-3 bottom label does not include adhesive on its back side, with the label 1100 adhesive laminate instead of being adhered to an associated communications device (not shown) through other suitable forms, such as keeping in place by the pressure applied to the adhesive laminated label of the IDCs or other signal line termination contacts on the communication device, or through suitable slots or guides on the communication device.

In the embodiment of FIGURE 11, the upper label 102 includes the letter "A" and the lower labels 110-1, 110-2 and 110-3 include the letters "B", "C" and "D", respectively. Each letter A-D represents a corresponding completion diagram contained in the corresponding upper label 102 or lower label 110. The upper label 102 further includes a mark 1102 and each of the lower labels 110-1 and 110-2 also include similar marks 1104 and 1106, respectively. The flags 1102-1106 are placed in a corner of the corresponding label 102, 110, and indicate the presence of another termination diagram over the underlying label together with the information with respect to that other termination diagram. The precise locations of the 1102-1106 marks on their respective labels can of course vary, how the specific visual information can be communicated through the respective marks.

The mark 1102 is the letter "B" to indicate that the completion diagram contained in the underlying lower intermediate label, the lower label 110-1 in this case, is in accordance with some wiring rule associated with the letter "B". Similarly, the 1104 mark is the letter "C" to indicate that the completion diagram contained in the underlying lower intermediate label, label 110-2 below in this case, is in accordance with some wiring rule associated with the letter "TO". Finally, the 1106 mark is the letter "D" to indicate that the completion diagram contained in the underlying lower intermediate label, label 110-3 lower in this case, is in accordance with some wiring rule associated with the letter "D" " FIGURE 12 is an isometric view of a communications device 1200 that includes two adhesive laminate labels 200 and / or 1100 of FIGURE 1 and FIGURE 11 placed thereon according to another embodiment of the invention. The communication device 1200 can be any type of device that includes signal line termination P-ports to which signal lines are connected and where the use of adhesive laminated labels 100/1100 can help an installer or other user of the device to properly connect the signal lines with the device. In the example of FIGURE 12, the communication device 1200 includes a housing 1202 having a front plate 1204 through which a number of ports P1-P16 is accessed. The ports P1-P16 are arranged in two rows on the faceplate 1204, with ports P1-P4 and P5-P8 contained in a first row and ports P9-P12 and P13-P16 contained in a second row. A first of the adhesive laminated labels 100/1100 is placed on the faceplate 1204 between ports P1-P4 and P9-P12. The second of the adhesive laminated labels 100/1100 is placed on the faceplate 1204 between ports P5-P8 and P13-P16. The adhesive laminated labels 100/1100 may also be a single elongated label placed on the faceplate 1204 and extending between the ports P1-P8 and P9-P16. Each of these adhesive laminated labels 100/1100 includes visible clues, which are not shown in FIGURE 12, to assist an installer or other user of the communication device 1200 to connect the signal lines with the ports P1-P16. The installer or another user removes the upper and lower labels of the adhesive laminated labels 100/1100 until the desired termination diagram is displayed and therefore connects the signal lines with the P1-P16 ports with with respect to the termination diagram shown. In one embodiment, the communications device 1200 is a "fiber box" that interconnects the fiber optic cables in applications that require provisional connection, cross connection, and / or fiber optic cable splicing in single or multiple modes, as will be appreciated by those skilled in the art.

FIGURE 13 is an isometric view of a connection panel 1300 including the adhesive laminated labels 200 and / or 1100 of FIGURE 1 and FIGURE 11 placed therein between the rows of the insulation displacement connectors (IDCs) of according to another embodiment of the invention. The connection panel 1300 includes a circuit board 1312 having a front side 1302a to which a number of communication jack connectors 1304-1 to 1304-6 are attached. The circuit board 1302 has a rear side 1302b to which a number of insulation displacement connectors 1306-1 to 1306-6 (IDCs) are attached. The electrical components within the communication jack connectors 1304 are electrically connected to the electrical components of the IDCs 1306 through the conductor segments (not shown) of the circuit board 1302. The IDCs 1306-2, 1306-4 and 1306-6 form a first row of IDCs on the rear side 1302b of the circuit board 1302. while the IDCs 1306-1, 1306-3 and 1306-5 form a second row of IDCs. Three adhesive laminated labels 100 and / or 1100 of the embodiments of FIGURE 1 and FIGURE 11, respectively, adhere to the back side 1302b of the circuit board 1302 between the rows of IDCs 1306 as shown. The adhesive laminated labels 100/1100 can also be a single elongated label placed on the rear side 1302b and extending between the row of IDCs 1306-2 to the IDCs 1306-6 and the row of IDCs 1306-1 to the IDCs 1306 -5. An installer removes the upper label and one or more of the lower labels as appropriate to expose the desired completion diagram contained on the labels 100/1100, and thereby connects the signal lines with the IDCs 1306 according to the diagrams of termination exposed.

FIGURE 14 is a rear view of the connection panel 1300 of FIGURE 13 illustrating in greater detail the positioning of the adhesive laminated labels 100/1100 of FIGURE 1 and FIGURE 11 between the rows of the IDCs 1306 on the rear side 1302b of the circuit wiring 1302. Each adhesive laminated label 100/1100 includes termination diagrams shown as squares along the upper and lower edges of the label. In the illustrated example, a 100/1100 adhesive laminated label is therefore includes the termination diagram for the IDC 1306 upper and the lower IDC positioned adjacent to the adhesive laminate label. For example, the adhesive laminated label 100/1100 at the left end of circuit board 1302 contains termination diagrams for IDC 1306-2 and IDC 1306-1. In another embodiment, the adhesive laminated labels 100/1100 are still placed between the rows of the IDCs 1306 but for each IDC a separate adhesive laminate label is affixed to the back side 1302b of the circuit board 1302 adjacent to that IDC. The adhesive laminated labels 100/1100 can also be a single elongated label placed on the back side 1302b and extending between the row of IDCs 1306-2, 1306-4, 1306-6 and the row of IDCs 1306-1, 1306 -3, 1306-5. FIGURE 14 also illustrates a housing 1400, which is not shown in FIGURE 13, to which it is usually connected to the circuit boards 1302 of the connection panel 1300, as will be appreciated by those skilled in the art. One skilled in the art will understand the detailed manufacture and operation of the connection panel 1300 and hence, for the sake of brevity, the connection panel will not be described in greater detail herein.

It is noted that although the 1300 connection panel is shown and described as including IDCs, other types of connection termination contacts could be use in place of the IDCs, such as terminals, union terminals, welding, access or through holes, etc. The same is true for the ports P of the communications device 2200 of FIGURE 12, where each of these ports can be any suitable type of connection termination contact and can also be other types of ports such as fiber optic ports.

The teachings described herein may also be employed with other signal lines in addition to the electrical conductors. For example, in an optical communication jack connector, the optical fibers can be terminated according to a termination diagram on a label of an adhesive laminated label at the signal-line terminals. In such an embodiment, each optical fiber is terminated in a corresponding ferrule (ie a signal-line terminal) housed by a connector body and the connector body is configured to receive or otherwise interface with an optical communication plug.

The principles of the embodiments described herein are also applicable to patch panels that include multiple communication jack connectors, faceplates, ceiling enclosures, floor boxes, and various other applications than the adhesive laminate labels described and the jack connectors communication. It is also noted that the term "adhesive laminated label" is not intended to indicate a particular type of label, but is intended as a functional descriptive name for any suitable label that can be formed to include multiple layers adhered to each other and that can be joined together. to a communications device as described with reference to the various embodiments of the invention described above.

Although various aspects and embodiments of the invention were described herein, other aspects and modalities will be apparent to those skilled in the art. The various aspects and embodiments described herein are for purposes of illustration and are not intended to be limiting.

Claims (47)

NOVELTY OF THE INVENTION Having described the present invention it is considered as a novelty and therefore the property described in the following is claimed as property: CLAIMS

1. An adhesive laminated label for a communications device, characterized in that it comprises: a top label that includes visible clues; Y at least one lower label, each of the lower labels including corresponding visible indices that are different from the visible indicia of the upper label and the other lower labels, and wherein at least the visible indicia of each lower label are they cover by the upper label or one of the other lower labels and where the upper and lower labels adhere removably to each other.

2. The laminated adhesive label according to claim 1, is characterized in that at least some of the visible signs on the upper and lower labels are termination diagrams.

3. The laminated adhesive label according to claim 2, characterized in that at least some of the termination diagrams comprise a plurality of color-coded symbol pairs.

4. The laminated adhesive label according to claim 3, characterized in that at least some of the plurality of color-coded symbol pairs is arranged in two rows to form the corresponding termination diagram.

5. The adhesive laminate label according to claim 2 is characterized in that each of the termination diagrams is in accordance with a corresponding wiring standard.

6. The adhesive laminate label according to claim 1, characterized in that the upper label and each lower label are configured to fit between the first and second rows of the signal-line termination ports of the communication device.

7. The laminated adhesive label according to claim 1, is characterized in that the upper label comprises a mark thereon which indicates the presence of the first lower label to which the upper label adheres removably; Y at least some of the lower labels include similar markings therein that indicate the presence of another lower label to which a removable, removable lower label adheres.

8. The adhesive laminated label according to claim 1, characterized in that the adhesive laminated label includes a plurality of lower labels.

9. The adhesive laminate label according to claim 8, characterized in that a lower label of the adhesive labels includes adhesive on a back side of that lower adhesive label.

10. The laminated adhesive label according to claim 8, characterized in that a lower label of one of the adhesive labels does not include adhesive on a back side of that lower adhesive label.

11. The laminated adhesive label according to claim 1, characterized in that the adhesive laminated label includes a single lower label.

12. The laminated adhesive label according to claim 11, characterized in that the lower label includes adhesive on a back side of the lower label.

13. The laminated adhesive label according to claim 11, characterized in that the lower label does not include adhesive on a back side of the lower label.

14. A communication device, characterized in that it comprises: a device body that includes at least one signal line termination port; Y at least one adhesive laminated label placed on the body of the device, each adhesive laminated label including: a top label that includes visible clues; Y at least one lower label, each lower label including corresponding visible indicia that are different from the visible indicia of the upper label and the other lower labels, and wherein at least the visible indicia of each lower label are covered by the upper label or one of the other lower labels and where the upper and lower labels adhere removably to each other.

15. The communication device according to claim 14 is characterized in that the The communication device comprises a fiber optic box and wherein each of the signal line termination ports comprises a fiber optic port.

16. The communication device according to claim 14, characterized in that the communication device comprises a connection panel and wherein each of the signal line termination ports comprises a plurality of connection termination contacts associated with a connector corresponding communication jack.

17. The communication device according to claim 14, characterized in that each of the signal line termination ports comprises a plurality of isolation displacement contacts.

18. The communication device according to claim 14, characterized in that the device body includes a plurality of signal line termination ports arranged in first and second rows, and wherein each adhesive laminated label is placed between the first and second lines. rows of the signal line termination ports.

19. The communication device according to claim 14, characterized in that each upper and lower label includes a completion diagram corresponding and wherein each adhesive laminated label is mounted on the body so that the termination diagrams of the associated upper and lower labels are placed near one of the corresponding signal line termination ports.

20. The communication device according to claim 14, characterized in that the adhesive laminated label includes a plurality of lower labels.

21. The communication device according to claim 14, characterized in that at least some of the visible signs on the upper label and the lower label are termination diagrams.

22. The communication device according to claim 21 is characterized in that at least some of the termination diagrams comprise a plurality of symbol pairs encoded by color.

23. The communication device according to claim 22, characterized in that at least some of the plurality of color-coded symbol pairs is arranged in two rows to form the corresponding termination diagram.

24. The communication device according to claim 14 is characterized in that the upper label comprises a mark thereon which indicates the presence of the first lower label to which the upper label adheres removably; Y at least some of the lower labels include similar markings therein that indicate the presence of another lower label to which a removable, removable, lower label adheres.

25. A connection panel, characterized in that it comprises: at least one circuit board, each circuit board including first and second sides that includes a plurality of electrically conductive segments; a plurality of communication jack connectors, each communication jack connector physically connected to the first side of a corresponding circuit board; a plurality of connection termination contacts, each connection termination contact physically connected to the second side of a corresponding circuit board, the termination connection contacts arranged in at least one row on the second side of each circuit board. circuit and the communication jack connectors connected to a particular circuit board coupled via electrical with the termination contacts of connection connected to that circuit board through the electrical conductor segments of that circuit board; Y at least one adhesive laminate label adhered to the connection panel, each adhesive laminate label adhered so that the adhesive laminate label is adjacent to at least some of the connection termination contacts, and each adhesive laminate label includes: a top label that includes visible clues; Y at least one lower label, each of the lower labels including corresponding visible indicia that are different from the visible indicia of the upper label and the other lower labels, and wherein at least the visible indicia of each lower label are they cover by the upper label or one of the other lower labels and where the upper and lower labels adhere removably to each other.

26. The connection panel according to claim 25, further characterized in that it comprises a housing physically connected to the circuit board.

27. The connection panel according to claim 25, characterized in that each adhesive laminated label is adhered to a corresponding one of the circuit boards.

28. The connection panel according to claim 27 is characterized in that at least some of the connection termination contacts are insulation displacement connectors.

29. The connection panel according to claim 25 is characterized in that at least some of the visible signs on the upper and lower labels are termination diagrams.

30. The connection panel according to claim 29, characterized in that at least some of the termination diagrams comprise a plurality of color-coded symbol pairs.

31. The connection panel according to claim 30, characterized in that at least some of the plurality of color-coded symbol pairs is arranged in two rows on each label to form the corresponding termination diagram.

32. The connection panel according to claim 25, characterized in that in each adhesive laminated label the upper label comprises a mark thereon which indicates the presence of the first lower label to which the upper label adheres removably; Y at least some of the lower labels include similar markings therein that indicate the presence of another lower label to which a removable, removable, lower label adheres.

33. The connection panel according to claim 25, characterized in that at least some of the adhesive laminated labels include a plurality of lower labels.

34. The connection panel according to claim 33, characterized in that each adhesive laminated label including a plurality of lower labels a lower one of the lower labels does not include adhesive on a back side of the lower lower label.

35. The connection panel according to claim 33, characterized in that each adhesive laminated label including a plurality of lower labels, a lower one of the lower labels includes adhesive on a back side of the lower lower label.

36. The connection panel according to claim 25, characterized in that at least some of the adhesive laminated labels includes a single lower label.

37. The connection panel according to claim 36, characterized in that each adhesive laminate label that includes a single bottom label, that single bottom label does not include a single bottom adhesive label on a back side of a single bottom label.

38. The connection panel according to claim 36, characterized in that each adhesive laminated label that includes a single lower label, that single lower label includes adhesive on a rear side of a single lower label.

39. A method, characterized in that it comprises: selectively displaying only a completion diagram of at least two termination diagrams of a fixed adhesive laminate label to a patch panel; Y terminating a plurality of signal lines in the corresponding connection termination contacts of the connection panel according to the termination diagram shown selectively.

40. The method in accordance with the claim 39, is further characterized in that it comprises physically adhering the adhesive laminated label to the connection panel prior to selective display and termination operations.

41. The method in accordance with the claim 39, characterized in that only selectively displaying a completion diagram of at least two termination diagrams of a fixed adhesive laminate label to the connection panel, comprises peeling off an upper label having a first termination diagram of a lower label underlying that has a second completion diagram that is different from the first completion diagram until the desired completion diagram is displayed.

42. The method in accordance with the claim 41, characterized in that terminating each of the signal lines in one of the corresponding contacts of the connection termination contacts according to the second termination diagram comprises terminating each of the signal lines in one of the corresponding contacts of the connection termination contacts near a color-coded symbol respectively of the second termination diagram.

43. The method in accordance with the claim 39, is characterized because: Selectively displaying comprises leaving an upper label having a first termination diagram at least partially covering an underlying lower label having a second terminating diagram that is different from the first terminating diagram; Y terminate comprises terminating each of the signal lines in one of the corresponding terminals of the signal-line terminals according to the first termination diagram.

44. The method according to claim 43, characterized in that terminating comprises terminating each of the signal lines in one of the corresponding contacts of the termination connection contacts located near a color-coded symbol respectively of the first termination diagram.

45. A method, characterized in that it comprises: To physically join a laminated adhesive label to a connection panel, the laminated adhesive label that includes: a top label that includes visible clues; Y at least one lower label, each of the lower labels that includes visible signs corresponding ones that are different to the visible signs of the upper label and the other lower labels, and wherein at least the visible signs of each lower label are covered by the upper label or one of the other lower labels and where the labels upper and lower adhere removably to each other.

46. The method in accordance with the claim 45, is further characterized because it comprises: selectively displaying only a completion diagram of at least two termination diagrams of the fixed adhesive laminate label to the connection panel; Y terminating a plurality of signal lines in corresponding connection termination contacts of the connection panel according to the termination diagram shown selectively.

47. The method in accordance with the claim 46, characterized in that at least some of the termination diagrams comprise a plurality of color-coded symbol pairs.