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Universal network assemblage
Assignee: Western Union Telegraph Co
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Filing: 1964-04-13
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Granted: 1966-03-22
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Expires: 1984-04-13
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Steeneck Robert
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 09:02
CPC Classifications
H; H05; H05K; H05K7/00; H05K7/02; H05K7/06
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
361 words
A NETWORK ASSEMBLAGE, COMPRISING IN COMBINATION: A TUBULAR BODY MADE OF INSULATIVE MATERIAL, OPEN AT OPPOSITE ENDS AND HAVING A LATERAL OPENING THEREIN; A FIRST SOCKET ROTATABLY DISPOSED AT ONE END OF SAID BODY, SAID FIRST SOCKET HAVING FIRST SOCKET OPENINGS, FIRST CONTACTS IN SAID SOCKET OPENINGS, FIRST CONTACT EXTENSIONS EXTENDING INTO SAID BODY AXIALLY THEREOF; A SECOND SOCKET ROTATABLY DISPOSED AT THE OTHER END OF SAID BODY, SAID SECOND SOCKET HAVING SECOND SOCKET OPENINGS, SECOND CONTACT IN SAID SECOND SOCKET OPENINGS, SECOND CONTACT EXTENSIONS EXTENDING INTO SAID BODY AXIALLY THEREOF, WHEREBY THE FIRST AND SECOND SOCKETS CAN BE ROTATED RELATIVE TO EACH OTHER ON SAID TUBE TO ALIGN THE FIRST CONTACT EXTENSIONS WITH THE SECOND CONTACT EXTENSIONS IN THE TUBE; MEANS DETACHABLY ENGAGED WITH BOTH SOCKETS FOR FIXING THE SAME IN A POSITION WHERE THE FIRST AND SECOND CONTACT EXTENSIONS ARE ALIGNED WITH EACH OTHER IN THE TUBE; CIRCUIT COMPONENTS IN THE TUBE, EACH CIRCUIT COMPONENT BEING RESPECTIVELY CONNECTED BETWEEN A DIFFERENT ONE OF THE FIRST CONTACT EXTENSIONS AND A DIFFERENT ONE OF THE SECOND CONTACT EXTENSIONS ALIGNED WITH SAID ONE OF THE FIRST CONTACT EXTENSIONS, WHEREBY THE SEVERAL CIRCUIT COMPONENTS ARE CONNECTED IN A PLURALITY OF ELECTRICALLY INDEPENDENT INTERNAL CIRCUITS INCLUDING THE FIRST AND SECOND CONTACTS IN A CYLINDRICAL ARRAY, AND WHEREBY ROTATION OF SAID SOCKETS TOGETHER WITH RESPECT TO SAID TUBE EXPOSES ANY ONE OF SAID CIRCUIT COMPONENTS IN SAID CYLINDRICAL ARRAY AT SAID LATERAL OPENING IN SAID BODY; A FIRST PLUG FOR CONNECTION TO A FIRST EXTERNAL CIRCUIT, SAID PLUG HAVING PRONGS REMOVABLY INSERTABLE INTO OPENINGS IN EITHER ONE OF THE SOCKETS FOR CONNECTION OF SAID EXTERNAL CIRCUIT THERETO; AND A SECOND PLUG FOR A SECOND EXTERNAL CIRCUIT, SAID SECOND PLUG HAVING OTHER PRONGS REMOVABLY INSERTABLE INTO OPENINGS IN THE REMAINING ONE OF THE SOCKETS, WHEREBY CERTAIN OF SAID COMPONENTS ARE SELECTIVELY CONNECTED IN CIRCUIT WITH CERTAIN PRONGS OF BOTH PLUGS, SO THAT EITHER EXTERNAL CIRCUIT CAN BE QUICKLY AND DETACHABLY CONNECTED TO CERTAIN CONTACTS OF EITHER SOCKET WHILE THE OTHER EXTERNAL CIRCUIT IS QUICKLY AND DETACHABLY CONNECTED TO CERTAIN OTHER CONTACTS OF THE OTHER SOCKET FOR SELECTIVELY CONNECTING CERTAIN OF SAID COMPONENTS IN BOTH EXTERNAL CIRCUITS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
361 words
A NETWORK ASSEMBLAGE, COMPRISING IN COMBINATION: A TUBULAR BODY MADE OF INSULATIVE MATERIAL, OPEN AT OPPOSITE ENDS AND HAVING A LATERAL OPENING THEREIN; A FIRST SOCKET ROTATABLY DISPOSED AT ONE END OF SAID BODY, SAID FIRST SOCKET HAVING FIRST SOCKET OPENINGS, FIRST CONTACTS IN SAID SOCKET OPENINGS, FIRST CONTACT EXTENSIONS EXTENDING INTO SAID BODY AXIALLY THEREOF; A SECOND SOCKET ROTATABLY DISPOSED AT THE OTHER END OF SAID BODY, SAID SECOND SOCKET HAVING SECOND SOCKET OPENINGS, SECOND CONTACT IN SAID SECOND SOCKET OPENINGS, SECOND CONTACT EXTENSIONS EXTENDING INTO SAID BODY AXIALLY THEREOF, WHEREBY THE FIRST AND SECOND SOCKETS CAN BE ROTATED RELATIVE TO EACH OTHER ON SAID TUBE TO ALIGN THE FIRST CONTACT EXTENSIONS WITH THE SECOND CONTACT EXTENSIONS IN THE TUBE; MEANS DETACHABLY ENGAGED WITH BOTH SOCKETS FOR FIXING THE SAME IN A POSITION WHERE THE FIRST AND SECOND CONTACT EXTENSIONS ARE ALIGNED WITH EACH OTHER IN THE TUBE; CIRCUIT COMPONENTS IN THE TUBE, EACH CIRCUIT COMPONENT BEING RESPECTIVELY CONNECTED BETWEEN A DIFFERENT ONE OF THE FIRST CONTACT EXTENSIONS AND A DIFFERENT ONE OF THE SECOND CONTACT EXTENSIONS ALIGNED WITH SAID ONE OF THE FIRST CONTACT EXTENSIONS, WHEREBY THE SEVERAL CIRCUIT COMPONENTS ARE CONNECTED IN A PLURALITY OF ELECTRICALLY INDEPENDENT INTERNAL CIRCUITS INCLUDING THE FIRST AND SECOND CONTACTS IN A CYLINDRICAL ARRAY, AND WHEREBY ROTATION OF SAID SOCKETS TOGETHER WITH RESPECT TO SAID TUBE EXPOSES ANY ONE OF SAID CIRCUIT COMPONENTS IN SAID CYLINDRICAL ARRAY AT SAID LATERAL OPENING IN SAID BODY; A FIRST PLUG FOR CONNECTION TO A FIRST EXTERNAL CIRCUIT, SAID PLUG HAVING PRONGS REMOVABLY INSERTABLE INTO OPENINGS IN EITHER ONE OF THE SOCKETS FOR CONNECTION OF SAID EXTERNAL CIRCUIT THERETO; AND A SECOND PLUG FOR A SECOND EXTERNAL CIRCUIT, SAID SECOND PLUG HAVING OTHER PRONGS REMOVABLY INSERTABLE INTO OPENINGS IN THE REMAINING ONE OF THE SOCKETS, WHEREBY CERTAIN OF SAID COMPONENTS ARE SELECTIVELY CONNECTED IN CIRCUIT WITH CERTAIN PRONGS OF BOTH PLUGS, SO THAT EITHER EXTERNAL CIRCUIT CAN BE QUICKLY AND DETACHABLY CONNECTED TO CERTAIN CONTACTS OF EITHER SOCKET WHILE THE OTHER EXTERNAL CIRCUIT IS QUICKLY AND DETACHABLY CONNECTED TO CERTAIN OTHER CONTACTS OF THE OTHER SOCKET FOR SELECTIVELY CONNECTING CERTAIN OF SAID COMPONENTS IN BOTH EXTERNAL CIRCUITS.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1969-03-21 | 1969-09-20 | 1970-03-22 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1973-03-21 | 1973-09-20 | 1974-03-22 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1977-03-21 | 1977-09-20 | 1978-03-22 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |