Communications connectors with jackwire contacts and printed circuit boards
First Claim
1. A communications connector, comprising:
- a plurality of contacts, each contact having a termination end that is mounted in a first substrate and a free end portion; and
a second substrate that is distinct from the first substrate, wherein the second substrate comprises a first printed circuit board that includes a plurality of contact pads that mate with the free end portions of respective ones of the plurality of contacts, 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.
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Abstract
Communications connectors having a plurality of signal carrying paths include a printed circuit board and a plurality of contacts. The printed circuit board has 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. The contacts each have a plug contact region. In these connectors, 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 through a first of the contact pads and a first of the conductive paths.
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12 Claims
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1. A communications connector, comprising:
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a plurality of contacts, each contact having a termination end that is mounted in a first substrate and a free end portion; and a second substrate that is distinct from the first substrate, wherein the second substrate comprises a first printed circuit board that includes a plurality of contact pads that mate with the free end portions of respective ones of the plurality of contacts, 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. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A communications connector, comprising:
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a jackwire contact having a termination end that is mounted in a first substrate and a free end portion; and a second substrate that is distinct from the first substrate, wherein the second substrate comprises a first printed circuit board that includes a contact pad that mates with the free end portion of the jackwire contact, an output terminal, and a conductive path that connects the contact pad to the output terminal. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12)
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