Broadband signal tap with continuity bridge
Patent 5909154 Issued on June 1, 1999. Estimated Expiration Date: 
June 2, 2017. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
June 2, 2017. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent References 3641464 3671885 3676744 3747028 3872408 3881160 3895318 Tap device for broadband communications systems Radio frequency tap unit which can be reconfigured with minimal disruption of service Flat F-port connector InventorsAssigneeApplicationNo. 867036 filed on 06/02/1997US Classes:333/100, Having branched circuits200/51.1, Switch closing on coupling separation333/24R, COUPLING NETWORKS333/136Including long line elementExaminersPrimary: Gensler, PaulInternational ClassH03H 007/00AbstractA continuity bridge in a broadband signal tap for providing a make-before-break connection of an input terminal to an output terminal of the tap. The broadband signal tap comprises a housing and a cover that is removably connected to the housing. The interior of the housing has an input terminal for receiving a signal from the feeder cable and an output terminal for returning the signal to the feeder cable. The cover includes circuitry for splitting the signal and delivering a portion thereof to at least one subscriber port on the cover. The cover has an input socket and an output socket, each being removably engaged with and electrically connected to the input and output terminals, respectively, of the housing. The continuity bridge in the housing connects the input terminal to the output terminal upon the removal of the cover from the housing prior to the disengagement of the sockets from the terminals. The continuity bridge thus provides a make-before-break connection of the input terminal to the output terminal, thereby ensuring that there is no discontinuity of signal flow through the tap upon the removal of the cover from the housing. | |
