ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR
First Claim
1. An electrical connector for transmitting data signals between the insulated conductors of a first data cable and corresponding insulated conductors of a second data cable, comprising:
- (a) a socket shaped to at least partially receive a plug of said first data cable;
(b) a plurality of insulation displacement contact slots shaped to receive end sections of the conductors of the second data cable; and
(c) a plurality of electrically conductive contacts including resiliently compressible spring finger contacts extending into the socket for electrical connection with corresponding conductors of the first cable; and
insulation displacement contacts seated in corresponding insulation displacement contact slots for effecting electrical connection with corresponding conductors of the second data cable,wherein the insulation displacement contact slots are arranged so that adjacent pairs of insulation displacement contacts open in different directions.
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Abstract
An electrical connector for transmitting data signals between the insulated conductors of a first data cable and corresponding insulated conductors of a second data cable, including a socket shaped to at least partially receive a plug of said first data cable; a plurality of insulation displacement contact slots shaped to receive end sections of the conductors of the second data cable; and a plurality of electrically conductive contacts including resiliently compressible spring finger contacts extending into the socket for electrical connection with corresponding conductors of the first cable; and insulation displacement contacts seated in corresponding insulation displacement contact slots for effecting electrical connection with corresponding conductors of the second data cable, wherein the insulation displacement contact slots are arranged so that adjacent pairs of insulation displacement contacts open in different directions.
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7 Claims
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1. An electrical connector for transmitting data signals between the insulated conductors of a first data cable and corresponding insulated conductors of a second data cable, comprising:
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(a) a socket shaped to at least partially receive a plug of said first data cable; (b) a plurality of insulation displacement contact slots shaped to receive end sections of the conductors of the second data cable; and (c) a plurality of electrically conductive contacts including resiliently compressible spring finger contacts extending into the socket for electrical connection with corresponding conductors of the first cable; and
insulation displacement contacts seated in corresponding insulation displacement contact slots for effecting electrical connection with corresponding conductors of the second data cable,wherein the insulation displacement contact slots are arranged so that adjacent pairs of insulation displacement contacts open in different directions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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