Communications connectors with staggered contacts that connect to a printed circuit board via contact pads
First Claim
1. A communications connector having a plurality of signal carrying paths, the communications connector comprising:
- a printed circuit board that includes a plurality of contact pads, a plurality of output terminals, and a plurality of conductive paths that connect at least some of the plurality of contact pads to respective ones of the plurality of output terminals; and
a plurality of contacts, each contact having a plug contact region, a pad contact region that is arranged to mate with a respective one of the plurality of contact pads, and a signal carrying segment that connects the plug contact region and the pad contact region;
wherein a first of the plurality of signal carrying paths extends from the plug contact region of a first of the plurality of contacts to a first of the plurality of output terminals;
wherein the first of the plurality of signal carrying paths includes the signal carrying segment of the first of the plurality of contacts, a first of the plurality of contact pads and a first of the plurality of conductive paths; and
wherein the signal carrying segment of the first of the plurality of contacts is staggered with respect to the signal carrying segment of another of the plurality of contacts that is directly adjacent to the first of the plurality of contacts.
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Abstract
Communications connectors having a plurality of signal carrying paths are provided that include a printed circuit board and a plurality of contacts. The printed circuit board includes a plurality of contact pads, a plurality of output terminals, and a plurality of conductive paths that connect at least some of the contact pads to respective ones of the output terminals. Each contact includes a plug contact region, a pad contact region, and a signal carrying segment that connects the plug contact region and the pad contact region. A first of the signal carrying paths extends from the plug contact region of a first of the contacts to a first of the output terminals. This signal carrying path includes the signal carrying segment of the first of the contacts, a first of the contact pads and a first of the conductive paths. Moreover, the signal carrying segment of the first of the contacts is staggered with respect to the signal carrying segment of another of the contacts that is directly adjacent to the first of the contacts.
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20 Claims
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1. A communications connector having a plurality of signal carrying paths, the communications connector comprising:
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a printed circuit board that includes a plurality of contact pads, a plurality of output terminals, and a plurality of conductive paths that connect at least some of the plurality of contact pads to respective ones of the plurality of output terminals; and a plurality of contacts, each contact having a plug contact region, a pad contact region that is arranged to mate with a respective one of the plurality of contact pads, and a signal carrying segment that connects the plug contact region and the pad contact region; wherein a first of the plurality of signal carrying paths extends from the plug contact region of a first of the plurality of contacts to a first of the plurality of output terminals; wherein the first of the plurality of signal carrying paths includes the signal carrying segment of the first of the plurality of contacts, a first of the plurality of contact pads and a first of the plurality of conductive paths; and wherein the signal carrying segment of the first of the plurality of contacts is staggered with respect to the signal carrying segment of another of the plurality of contacts that is directly adjacent to the first of the plurality of contacts. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A communications connector that includes a plurality of signal carrying paths that connect a plurality of input terminals to respective ones of a plurality of output terminals, the communications connector comprising:
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a printed circuit board; a plurality of wire connection terminals mounted on the printed circuit board; a plurality of contacts, each of the plurality of contacts having a mounted end that is mounted in the printed circuit board, a free end, and a plug contact region; wherein each of the plug contact regions comprises one of the plurality of input terminals and each of the wire connection terminals comprises one of the plurality of output terminals; wherein at least some of the mounted ends comprise branches off of respective ones of the plurality of signal carrying paths, and wherein a signal carrying segment of the first of the plurality of contacts is staggered with respect to the signal carrying segment of one of the plurality of contacts that is directly adjacent to the first of the plurality of contacts. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A modular jack, comprising:
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a printed circuit board that includes a plurality of contact pads, a plurality of output terminals, and a plurality of conductive paths that electrically connect at least some of the plurality of contact pads to respective ones of the plurality of output terminals; and a plurality of contacts, each contact having a mounted end, a free end and an intermediate segment extending between the mounted end and the free end; wherein each of the plurality of contact pads are mounted to make electrical contact with the intermediate segment of respective ones of the plurality of contacts when a plug is mated with the modular jack, and wherein the intermediate segment of a first of the plurality of contacts is staggered with respect to the intermediate segment of a second of the plurality of contacts that is immediately adjacent the first of the plurality of contacts. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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