Reduced crosstalk modular plug and patch cord incorporating the same

• US 6,663,419 B2
• Filed: 12/19/2002
• Issued: 12/16/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 05/25/2000
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Optical Cable Corporation
• Original Assignee: Superior Modular Products Incorporated (Optical Cable Corporation)
• Inventors: Vaden, Sterling
• Primary Examiner(s): Luebke, Renee
• Assistant Examiner(s): Figueroa, Felix O.
• Application Number:
  US10/325,160
• Publication Number:
  US 20030104722A1
• Time in Patent Office: 362 Days
• Field of Search: 439/502, 439/418, 439/941, 439/638, 439/676, 439/623
• US Class Current: 439/502
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/6463 using twisted pairs of wires
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/6477 by variation of dielectric properties
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 24/64 for high frequency, e.g. RJ 45
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 4/2404 the contact members having teeth, prongs, pins or needles penetrating the insulation
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 439/941 Crosstalk suppression

Abstract

Patch cords suitable for Category 6 data transmission applications terminated at the two ends by first and second modular plugs that differ from each other in a complementary manner such that relative positioning of wire pairs is maintained at both ends of the patch cord, and without any crossing of any wire of one pair over a wire of another pair within either modular plug.

Claims

1. A patch cord comprising:

a length of multi-conductor cable having first and second ends and including eight wires organized as four pairs; and

first and second modular plugs terminating said first and second cable ends, respectively, said first and second plugs differing from each other in a complementary manner such that relative positioning of the pairs is maintained at both ends of said patch cord.

2. The patch cord of claim 1, wherein relative positioning of the pairs is maintained at both ends of said patch cord without any crossing of any wire of one pair over a wire of another pair within either modular plug.