Coupler connector and cable terminator with end contacts
First Claim
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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Abstract
An 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 the top end and comprising four pairs of piercing contacts exposed on an upper surface is disclosed. Each pair of the piercing contacts are interconnected with a respective conductor pair, and a coupler connector comprising a forward surface comprising an RJ-45 compatible socket, wherein tines are exposed within the socket and a rearward surface comprising a cable terminator receiving socket. Pairs of contacts are exposed on an end wall of the socket. Each of the tines is interconnected with a respective one of the contacts. When the cable terminator is inserted into the cable terminator receiving socket, the upper surface of the securing cap is positioned against the end wall and each of the piercing contacts comes into contact with a respective one of the contacts, thereby interconnecting each of the tines with one of the conductors.
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14 Claims
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1. An assembly for terminating a cable comprising four pairs of conductors, the assembly comprising:
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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. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for terminating a cable comprising a jacket surrounding four pairs of conductors, the method comprising:
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removing a length of said jacket from an end of said cable to expose a free end of each of said pairs of conductors; feeding said free ends in a respective conductor pair receiving slot in a wire guide; placing a cap over a top end of said wire guide, said cap comprising a plurality of pairs of piercing contacts arranged along an upper surface thereof, wherein when said cap is installed on said top end, each of said pairs of piercing contacts align with a respective pair of conductors; piercing an insulation of each of said conductors with a piercing first end of an aligned one of said piercing contacts, wherein a contacting second end of each of said piercing contacts remains exposed on said upper surface; inserting said cap and said wire guide into a cap and wire guide receiving socket in a rearward surface of a coupler connector such that each of said contacting second ends of said piercing contacts comes into contact with a respective one of eight contacts exposed on an end wall of said cap and wire guide receiving socket, said coupler connector further comprising a forward surface comprising an RJ-45 compatible socket disposed therein, wherein eight tines are exposed within said RJ-45 compatible socket and each of said tines is interconnected with a respective one of said contacts. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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