Enhanced performance telecommunications connector

• US 20020028604A1
• Filed: 10/18/2001
• Published: 03/07/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 01/15/1998
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Denny Lo, Maxwell Yip
• Original Assignee: Denny Lo, Maxwell Yip
• Inventors: Lo, Denny, Yip, Maxwell
• Granted Patent: US 6,629,858 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 439/607
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/6471 by special arrangement of ground and signal conductors, e.g. GSGS [Ground-Signal-Ground-Signal]
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/6585 Shielding material individually surrounding or interposed between mutually spaced contacts
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/65915 Twisted pair of conductors surrounded by shield
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/6593 the shield being composed of different pieces
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 2107/00 Four or more poles
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 2201/04 for network, e.g. LAN connectors
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 2201/16 for telephony
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 24/60 Contacts spaced along planar side wall transverse to longitudinal axis of engagement
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 9/053 using contact members penetrating insulation

Abstract

A shielded telecommunications connector comprising a conductive core having core side walls and a horizontal shield joined to and perpendicular to the side walls. At least one contact carrier contains a contact, the contact having an insulation displacement contact for making electrical connection with a wire, the contact carrier being positioned on the horizontal shield between the side walls. At least one termination cap receives the wire and the insulation displacement contact, the termination cap positioning the wire relative to the insulation displacement contact. Each of the sidewalls has a sidewall ledge and the termination cap includes two first lips positioned beneath the sidewall ledges. The horizontal shield extends beyond a length of the termination cap.

Claims

1. A shielded telecommunications connector comprising:

a conductive core having core side walls and a horizontal shield joined to and perpendicular to said side walls;

at least one contact carrier containing a contact, said contact having an insulation displacement contact for making electrical connection with a wire, said contact carrier being positioned on said horizontal shield between said side walls; and

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at least one termination cap for receiving the wire and said insulation displacement contact, said termination cap positioning the wire relative to the insulation displacement contact;

each of said sidewalls having a sidewall ledge;

said termination cap including two first lips positioned beneath said sidewall ledges;

wherein said horizontal shield extends beyond a length of the termination cap.

2. The shielded telecommunications connector of claim 1 wherein:

said side walls extend beyond the length of the termination cap.

3. The shielded telecommunications connector of claim 1 wherein:

said contact carrier has a forward end and a rearward end;

said insulation displacement contact being positioned between said forward end and said rearward end; and

said horizontal shield extends along an entire length of said contact carrier.

4. The shielded telecommunications connector of claim 1 wherein:

said contact carrier includes a lip for engaging said conductive core and positioning said contact carrier relative to said conductive core.

5. The shielded telecommunications connector of claim 4 wherein:

said lip is perpendicular to a base of said contact carrier, said lip engaging an edge of said horizontal shield.

6. The shielded telecommunications connector of claim 1 wherein:

said termination cap includes two second lips each positioned above said sidewall ledges.

7. The shielded telecommunications connector of claim 1 wherein:

said at least one contact carrier includes a first contact carrier and a second contact carrier, said first contact carrier being positioned on a top surface of said horizontal shield and said second contact carrier being positioned on a bottom surface of said horizontal shield.

8. The shielded telecommunications connector of claim 1 wherein:

said at least one contact carrier includes two contacts.

9. The shielded telecommunications connector of claim 8 wherein:

one of said two contacts provides a tip connection and another of said two contacts provides a ring connection for a twisted wire pair.