Communication connector to optimize crosstalk
First Claim
1. A connector for a communications system, comprising:
- a plug housing having front and rear ends, an internal chamber opening on said rear end and defined by housing walls, and a plurality of slots extending through one of said housing walls adjacent said front end and into said internal chamber;
a first insert disposed in said internal chamber having a front end proximal said front end of said plug housing, a first passageway extending from said front end of said first insert to said first insert rear end, said first passageway being continuous and uninterrupted, a plurality of openings in a first insert wall adjacent said front end and aligned with said plurality of slots in said plug housing and extending into said first passageway;
a second insert disposed in said internal chamber having a front end proximal said first insert rear end; and
an overmold extending between and partially surrounding a cable sheath and said plug housing.
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Abstract
A connector for a communications system provides desired levels of crosstalk by controlling the positions and lengths of the wires. A plurality of insulation displacement contacts are movable between retracted positions and inserted positions extending into an internal chamber of the connector. A first insert disposed in the internal chamber has a front end proximal the front end of the plug housing. A second insert is partially disposed in the internal chamber and has a front end proximal the first insert rear end. Four pairs of wires extend from a cable sheath. Each pair of wires pass through one of the first, second, third and fourth channels of the second insert and through the first passageway of the first insert to the insulation displacement contacts in the internal chamber.
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1. A connector for a communications system, comprising:
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a plug housing having front and rear ends, an internal chamber opening on said rear end and defined by housing walls, and a plurality of slots extending through one of said housing walls adjacent said front end and into said internal chamber; a first insert disposed in said internal chamber having a front end proximal said front end of said plug housing, a first passageway extending from said front end of said first insert to said first insert rear end, said first passageway being continuous and uninterrupted, a plurality of openings in a first insert wall adjacent said front end and aligned with said plurality of slots in said plug housing and extending into said first passageway; a second insert disposed in said internal chamber having a front end proximal said first insert rear end; and an overmold extending between and partially surrounding a cable sheath and said plug housing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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