Communication connectors
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1. A communication jack configured to receive a communication plug having a plurality of plug contacts, the jack comprising:
- a housing having an aperture configured to receive the communication plug;
a front sled assembly positioned at least partially within the housing, the front sled assembly including a rigid printed circuit board (PCB) and a plurality of plug interface contacts (PICs) secured within the rigid PCB, each of the plug contacts interfacing one of the PICs when the communication plug is received within the communication jack; and
a rear sled assembly positioned at least partially within the housing rearward from the front sled assembly, the rear sled assembly including a flexible PCB having a first end and a second end opposite the first end, the first end of the flexible PCB being attached to solder pads on a first side of the rigid PCB, and the second end of the flexible PCB being attached to solder pads on a second side of the rigid PCB opposite the first side.
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Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention relate to the field of telecommunication, and more specifically, to communication connectors such as, for example, shielded plug and jack connectors. In an embodiment, the present invention is a communication jack that includes a housing and a front sled assembly having a plurality of plug interface contacts (PICs), the front sled assembly being moveable along a horizontal plane of the communication jack between a first position and a second position, the first position being different from the second position.
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1. A communication jack configured to receive a communication plug having a plurality of plug contacts, the jack comprising:
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a housing having an aperture configured to receive the communication plug; a front sled assembly positioned at least partially within the housing, the front sled assembly including a rigid printed circuit board (PCB) and a plurality of plug interface contacts (PICs) secured within the rigid PCB, each of the plug contacts interfacing one of the PICs when the communication plug is received within the communication jack; and a rear sled assembly positioned at least partially within the housing rearward from the front sled assembly, the rear sled assembly including a flexible PCB having a first end and a second end opposite the first end, the first end of the flexible PCB being attached to solder pads on a first side of the rigid PCB, and the second end of the flexible PCB being attached to solder pads on a second side of the rigid PCB opposite the first side. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A communication jack comprising:
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a housing; a front sled assembly positioned at least partially within the housing and having a rigid printed circuit board (PCB) and a plurality of plug interface contacts (PICs) secured within the rigid PCB, the front sled assembly being moveable along a horizontal plane of the communication jack between a first position and a second position, the first position being different from the second position; and a rear sled assembly positioned at least partially within the housing rearward from the front sled assembly, the rear sled assembly including a flexible PCB having a first end and a second end opposite the first end, the first end of the flexible PCB being attached to solder pads on a first side of the rigid PCB, and the second end of the flexible PCB being attached to solder pads on a second side of the rigid PCB opposite the first side. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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15. A communication jack comprising:
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a housing having an aperture configured to receive a communication plug; a front sled assembly positioned at least partially within said housing, said front sled assembly including a first printed circuit board (PCB) having a first side and a second side, and a plurality of plug interface contacts (PICs) secured within said first PCB; a plurality of cable contacts; and a second PCB having a first portion, a second portion, and a center portion between said first portion and said second portion, wherein said first portion of said second PCB is connected to said first side of said first PCB via a first pair of flexible conductive members, wherein said second portion of said second PCB is connected to said second side of said first PCB via a second pair of flexible conductive members, the first and second pairs of flexible conductive members allowing the front sled assembly to slide rearward relative to the second PCB when the communication plug is inserted into the aperture of the housing, and wherein said cable contacts are connected to said center portion of said second PCB. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A shielded communication jack comprising:
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a jack housing having substantially rectangular shape with a front portion, a rear portion, and four sides, said front portion having an aperture for receiving a communication plug; a jack shield nose positioned at least partially over said jack housing, said jack shield nose including; a first grounding tab extending from a first inner edge of the jack shield nose into said aperture towards said rear portion; a second grounding tab extending from a second inner edge of the jack shield nose into said aperture towards said rear portion, the second edge being substantially parallel to the first edge; third and fourth grounding tabs extending from a third inner edge of the jack shield nose into the aperture toward the rear portion, the third edge being substantially perpendicular to the first and second edges; and fifth and sixth grounding tabs extending from a fourth inner edge of the jack shield nose into the aperture toward the rear portion, the fourth inner edge being substantially perpendicular to the first and second edges and substantially parallel to the third inner edge; a front sled assembly positioned at least partially within the jack housing, the front sled assembly including a rigid printed circuit board (PCB) and a plurality of plug interface contacts (PICs) secured within the rigid PCB, each of the plug contacts interfacing one of the PICs when the communication plug is received within the communication jack; and a rear sled assembly positioned at least partially within the jack housing rearward from the front sled assembly, the rear sled assembly including a flexible PCB having a first end and a second end opposite the first end, the first end of the flexible PCB being attached to solder pads on a first side of the rigid PCB, and the second end of the flexible PCB being attached to solder pads on a second side of the rigid PCB opposite the first side. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23)
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