Abstract:
Proposed is a switch over plug (50; 60) for a contact strip assembly (34, 68), the plug being designed to enable the leads (26) of a telecommunications cable (24) to be switched over without causing any interruption. The contact strip assembly (34) preferably has a contact strip (36), a base unit (40) and a cover unit (38) and the contact strip (36) has contact units (42) for connecting the incoming/outgoing leads (27; 28) of incoming/outgoing telecommunications cables (32; 22) in order to establish electrical contact between the respective incoming and outgoing leads (27; 28), a test aperture leading in from the outside being provided for each contact unit. The switch over plug (50; 60) is characterized in that it has a first contact device (52) with contact elements (56) and a second contact device (54), also with contact elements (56), in contact with the first (52), and the switch over plug (50; 60) is designed in such a way that, when plugged in, the contact elements (56) of the first and second contact devices are inserted in the test apertures (44) and establish contact with the contact units (42) of the respective contact strip assembly (34; 68).