Communications plug with reverse cordage and anti-snag configuration
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1. A 110-style patch cord, comprising:
- a plug having opposed front and rear ends and a generally horizontal support surface;
a plurality of electrical contacts mounted in the plug, each contact including a generally vertically oriented blade, each of the blades being generally parallel but non-coplanar relative to each of the other blades, the blades having at least partially exposed front edges positioned above the support surface and defining a generally vertical first plane; and
a cable with a plurality of conductors, wherein each contact is electrically connected to a respective one of the conductors, the cable extending from the front end of the plug;
wherein at least one anti-snagging gusset is mounted on the support surface in front of the first plane.
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Abstract
A 110-style patch cord includes: a plug having opposed front and rear ends and a generally horizontal support surface; a plurality of electrical contacts mounted in the plug, each contact including a generally vertically oriented blade, the blades having exposed front edges positioned above the support surface and defining a first vertical plane; and a cable with a plurality of conductors, wherein each contact is electrically connected to a respective one of the conductors, the cable extending from the front end of the plug. At least one anti-snagging gusset is mounted on the support surface in front of the first plane.
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21 Claims
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1. A 110-style patch cord, comprising:
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a plug having opposed front and rear ends and a generally horizontal support surface; a plurality of electrical contacts mounted in the plug, each contact including a generally vertically oriented blade, each of the blades being generally parallel but non-coplanar relative to each of the other blades, the blades having at least partially exposed front edges positioned above the support surface and defining a generally vertical first plane; and a cable with a plurality of conductors, wherein each contact is electrically connected to a respective one of the conductors, the cable extending from the front end of the plug; wherein at least one anti-snagging gusset is mounted on the support surface in front of the first plane. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of terminating a patch cord having a plurality of electrical conductors, the conductors being arranged in differential pairs, the method comprising the steps of:
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providing a base in which are mounted electrical contacts, each of the electrical contacts including a blade at one end and an insulation displacement contact (IDC) at the other end, the blades being generally vertically oriented, and each of the blades being generally parallel but non-coplanar relative to each of the other blades, arranged in one or more generally horizontal rows, and extending in a forward direction; providing a cover comprising a plurality of generally vertically oriented grooves, each of the grooves sized to receive a conductor; inserting a cable comprising the plurality of conductors into an aperture located on a forward end of the base; inserting each of the conductors of the cable into a respective one of the grooves in the cover; and interconnecting the base and the cover such that the IDCs in the base form electrical contact with the conductors inserted in the grooves in the cover. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A patch cord, comprising:
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a plug having opposed front and rear ends and a generally horizontal support surface; a plurality of electrical contacts mounted in the plug, each contact including a generally vertically oriented blade, each of the blades being generally parallel but non-coplanar relative to each of the other blades, the blades having at least partially exposed front edges positioned above the support surface and defining a generally vertical first plane, wherein each of the electrical contacts has an insulation displacement contact (IDC) on an end opposite the blade; and a cable with a plurality of conductors, wherein each contact is electrically connected to a respective one of the conductors, the cable extending from the front end of the plug; wherein at least one anti-snagging gusset is mounted on the support surface in front of the first plane.
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