Sled that reduces the next variations between modular plugs
First Claim
1. A connector plug for terminating a communication cable having a plurality of twisted pair conductors therein, said connector plug comprising:
- a housing; and
a conductor organizing sled including;
a cable termination end with septa for receiving conductors of the communication cable;
a contact end having a plurality of grooves formed in an array for holding and orienting individual conductors in a particular alignment within said housing; and
a center floor formed in a portion of said sled between said septa and said grooves, said center floor defining a surface against which a center twisted pair of the plurality of twisted pairs must abut when passing from said septa to said grooves, said center floor having a first neck-down portion sized to only permit the center twisted pair to pass therethrough while in a first stacked alignment against said center floor, such that the center twisted pair coming from said septa would pass through said first neck-down portion while in the first stacked alignment, then across said center floor.
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Abstract
A connector plug terminates a communication cable having a plurality of twisted pair conductors therein. The plug includes a conductor organizing sled, which includes structural features to minimize variations in conductor organization, as the conductors pass along the sled. By minimizing the variations as the conductors pass along the sled, technicians may assemble plugs having a relatively consistent level of crosstalk. The structural features of the organizing sled may include combinations of a ramp surface for a center pair, neck-down portions to cause consistent placement of stacked pairs, and crossing of stacked pairs to prevent a lower stacked pair from rising above a floor surface of the sled.
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20 Claims
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1. A connector plug for terminating a communication cable having a plurality of twisted pair conductors therein, said connector plug comprising:
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a housing; and a conductor organizing sled including; a cable termination end with septa for receiving conductors of the communication cable; a contact end having a plurality of grooves formed in an array for holding and orienting individual conductors in a particular alignment within said housing; and a center floor formed in a portion of said sled between said septa and said grooves, said center floor defining a surface against which a center twisted pair of the plurality of twisted pairs must abut when passing from said septa to said grooves, said center floor having a first neck-down portion sized to only permit the center twisted pair to pass therethrough while in a first stacked alignment against said center floor, such that the center twisted pair coming from said septa would pass through said first neck-down portion while in the first stacked alignment, then across said center floor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A connector plug for terminating a communication cable having a plurality of twisted pair conductors therein, said connector plug comprising:
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a housing; and a conductor organizing sled including; a cable termination end with septa for receiving conductors of the communication cable; a contact end having a plurality of grooves formed in an array for holding and orienting individual conductors in a particular alignment within said housing; and a first column and a second column formed in a portion of said sled between said septa and said grooves, said first and second columns having a first pathway therebetween through which a center twisted pair of the plurality of twisted pairs may pass and said first and second columns having a length, substantially perpendicular to a plane of said array of grooves, which permits stacked conductors of another twisted pair to abut against sides of said first and second columns above the center twisted pair before passing to said grooves. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A connector plug for terminating a communication cable having a plurality of twisted pair conductors therein, said connector plug comprising:
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a housing; and a conductor organizing sled including; a cable termination end with septa for receiving conductors of the communication cable; a contact end having a plurality of grooves formed in an array for holding and orienting individual conductors in a particular alignment within said housing; and a center floor formed in a portion of said sled between said septa and said grooves, said center floor defining a surface against which a center twisted pair of the plurality of twisted pairs must abut when passing from said septa to said grooves, said center floor having a first neck-down portion sized to only permit the center twisted pair to pass therethrough while in a first stacked alignment against said center floor, wherein said first first-neck down portion is formed by a first column and a second column and said first-neck down portion defines a first pathway, said first and second columns having a length, substantially perpendicular to a plane of said array of grooves, which permits stacked conductors of another twisted pair to abut against sides of said first and second columns above the center twisted pair before passing to said grooves. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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Specification