Modular telecommunications terminal block

摘要

The terminal block (10) has a housing (12) which contains a telephone exchange wire carrier and a service wire carrier. An exchange wire to be connected to the terminal block is inserted through an opening (36) in the housing and into the exchange wire carrier (20) which is movable between open and closed positions. By pressing the exchange wire in the closed position or by installing the terminal block onto the mounting rail (24), the exchange wire is terminated to a contact element (170) in the terminal block. A service wire is terminated separately and also engages a contact element (66,68). Insertion of a linking module (16) into an access jack (120) provides connection between the exchange wire contacts and the service wire contact.