US Patent 7959455 Remote release of a cable connector

Patent 7959455 was granted and assigned to Juniper Networks on June, 2011 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

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Patent attributes

Current Assignee

Juniper Networks

Patent Jurisdiction

United States Patent and Trademark Office

Patent Number

7959455

Date of Patent

June 14, 2011

Patent Application Number

12489028

Date Filed

June 22, 2009

Patent Primary Examiner

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James Harvey

Patent abstract

An apparatus for remotely releasing a connector, e.g., an RJ-45 connector, is described. Embodiments of the invention allow a user to release a cable comprising a connector from a connector jack when the connector jack is difficult to reach. The invention may be particularly useful to release cables from devices comprising an array of connector jacks.