Claims for Patent: 5,528,823

Summary for Patent: 5,528,823

Title:	Method for retaining wires in a current mode coupler
Abstract:	An improved current mode coupler comprising a base (100), a housing (300) mountable to a panel. The coupler base (100) includes a pair of wire retainers (200) for securing the wires (230,231) of a twisted pair cable within wire receiving channels (204,205) of a wire nest (202) of the coupler base (100). Each wire retainer (200) has an arm (232), a strut (236) extending from one end thereof to a cylindrical hinge (234) disposed in a pivot region of the coupler base (100), a vertical section (240) proximate the other end including a latch (242), and a wedge (244) on the lower surface of the arm (232). Upon rotation of the wire retainer about hinge (234) to a closed position, wedge (244) is engageable with a lower one of the conductors (230) to urge it fully into a deeper one of the channels (204) adjacent a channel intersection proximate a conductor crossover.
Inventor(s):	William J. Rudy, Jr., Howard R. Shaffer, Daniel E. Stahl
Assignee:	Whitaker LLC
Application Number:	US08/458,064
Patent Claims:	1. A method for securing wires of a twisted pair cable in a coupler by use of a coupler base having a wire nest having a pair of channels defined into a top surface thereof extending between cable exits at opposed sides, comprising the steps of: providing a pair of wire retainer members each having an arm defining a conductor-proximate surface, a strut extending from one end thereof to a cylindrical hinge, and a latch at an opposed end thereof; affixing each said wire retainer member to said coupler base adjacent one of said cable exits by securing said cylindrical hinge in a pivot region of said coupler base spaced from said cable exit, in a manner permitting rotation of said wire retainer member between open and closed positions; moving each said wire retainer to a said open position and placing conductors of said twisted pair cable along respective said channels of said wire nest; and rotating said wire retainers to respective closed positions and securing said latches thereof to corresponding cooperating latch structures of said coupler base.

Details for Patent 5,528,823

Applicant	Tradename	Biologic Ingredient	Dosage Form	BLA	Approval Date	Patent No.	Expiredate
Amgen Inc.	NEUPOGEN	filgrastim	Injection	103353	February 20, 1991	5,528,823	2015-06-01
Amgen Inc.	NEUPOGEN	filgrastim	Injection	103353	June 28, 2000	5,528,823	2015-06-01

International Patent Family for US Patent 5,528,823

Country	Patent Number	Estimated Expiration
United States of America	5530297
United States of America	5514917
United States of America	5435512
United States of America	5360352
Japan	H06318483