公开(公告)号：US09214778B1

公开(公告)日：2015-12-15

申请号：US14064908

申请日：2013-10-28

Applicant: Google Inc.

Inventor： Daniel Lynn Larner ,  Ryan Joseph Andrade

IPC: H01R43/04 ,  H01R43/01 ,  H01R4/24 ,  H01R9/03 ,  H01R11/20 ,  H01R43/16 ,  H01R43/28

CPC classification number: H01R43/01 ,  H01R4/24 ,  H01R4/2433 ,  H01R4/2445 ,  H01R9/031 ,  H01R11/20 ,  H01R43/16 ,  H01R43/28

Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure relate generally to a connector including a housing with a severing device and a pair of wire taps built into the housing. For example, the severing device may sever the electrical connection along one or more wires placed inside the connector. The pair of wire taps may patch into the severed ends of the wires, intercepting any signal transmitted through the wires, and patching any signal transmitted along the wire tap into the severed wires. The wire taps may further be connected to an intermediate device, placing the intermediate device in series with the ends of the severed wire. The connector may also include a switching device between the first and second wire taps. When the switching device is closed, the switching device may directly connect the wire taps, shorting out the intermediate device and effectively reestablishing the direct electrical connection between the severed wire ends.

Abstract translation: 本公开的方面通常涉及包括具有切断装置的壳体和内置于壳体中的一对丝锥的连接器。 例如，切断装置可以沿着放置在连接器内部的一根或多根电线来切断电连接。 一对电线丝锥可能会插入电线的切断端，拦截通过电线传输的任何信号，并将沿着电线丝传输的任何信号修补到断开的电线中。 丝锥可以进一步连接到中间装置，将中间装置与切断的线的端部串联放置。 连接器还可以包括在第一和第二丝锥之间的切换装置。 当切换装置关闭时，切换装置可以直接连接丝锥，使中间装置短路，并有效地重建断开的线端之间的直接电连接。