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Coupler connector and cable terminator with end contacts

  • US 9,413,125 B2
  • Filed: 09/04/2015
  • Issued: 08/09/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/04/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An assembly for terminating a cable comprising four pairs of conductors, the assembly comprising:

  • a cable terminator comprising;

    an elongate wire guide comprising a top end and four conductor pair receiving channels; and

    a securing cap configured for installation over said top end and comprising four pairs of piercing contacts exposed on an upper surface thereof, wherein each pair of said piercing contacts are interconnected with a respective conductor pair; and

    a coupler connector comprising a forward surface comprising an RJ-45 compatible socket disposed therein, wherein eight tines are exposed within said RJ-45 compatible socket and a rearward surface comprising a cable terminator receiving socket disposed therein, wherein four pairs of contacts are exposed on an end wall of said socket, and further wherein each of said tines is interconnected with a respective one of said contacts;

    wherein when said cable terminator is inserted into said cable terminator receiving socket, said upper surface of said securing cap is positioned against said end wall and each of said piercing contacts comes into contact with a respective one of said contacts, thereby interconnecting each of said tines with a respective one of the conductors.

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