Enhanced performance connector
First Claim
1. A telecommunications connecting block comprising:
- a base;
a first tooth extending from said base and having a first width and a distal end;
a second tooth extending from said base and having a second width greater than said first width;
a contact positioned on each side of said first tooth;
wherein said first tooth has a pair of outside walls and a pair of inside walls, each of said outside walls tapering towards said distal end and each of said inside walls tapering towards said distal end to define a tip at said distal end.
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Abstract
A connector including a plug, and outlet and a connecting block each of which provides enhanced performance by reducing crosstalk. The plug includes contacts having a reduced amount of adjacent area between neighboring contacts and a load bar that staggers the wires to be terminated to the contacts. An outlet which mates with the plug includes contacts positioned in a contact carrier so that adjacent area between neighboring contacts is reduced. A connecting block includes pairs of contacts wherein the distance between contacts in a pair is smaller than the distance between sets of pairs. The connecting block also includes an improved tip that reduces untwisting of wire coupled to the connecting block.
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15 Claims
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1. A telecommunications connecting block comprising:
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a base; a first tooth extending from said base and having a first width and a distal end; a second tooth extending from said base and having a second width greater than said first width; a contact positioned on each side of said first tooth; wherein said first tooth has a pair of outside walls and a pair of inside walls, each of said outside walls tapering towards said distal end and each of said inside walls tapering towards said distal end to define a tip at said distal end. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A telecommunications connecting block comprising:
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a base; a first tooth extending from said base and having a distal end, said first tooth having a pair of outside walls and a pair of inside walls, each of said outside walls tapering towards said distal end and each of said inside walls tapering towards said distal end to define a tip at said distal end; and a contact positioned on each side of said first tooth. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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