Enhanced performance modular outlet

• US 20010001752A1
• Filed: 01/10/2001
• Published: 05/24/2001
• Est. Priority Date: 03/23/1998
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Mark Viklund
• Original Assignee: Mark Viklund
• Inventors: Viklund, Mark
• Granted Patent: US 6,368,144 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 439/418
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/6461 Means for preventing cross-talk
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 24/64 for high frequency, e.g. RJ 45
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 4/2429 mounted in an insulating base
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 439/946 Memory card cartridge

Abstract

A connector including a plug, and outlet and a connecting block each of which provides enhanced performance by reducing crosstalk. The plug includes contacts having a reduced amount of adjacent area between neighboring contacts and a load bar that staggers the wires to be terminated to the contacts. An outlet which mates with the plug includes contacts positioned in a contact carrier so that adjacent area between neighboring contacts is reduced. A connecting block includes pairs of contacts wherein the distance between contacts in a pair is smaller than the distance between sets of pairs. The connecting block also includes an improved tip that reduces untwisting of wire coupled to the connecting block.

Claims

1. A telecommunications outlet comprising:

a housing;

a first contact, a second contact, a third contact and a fourth contact in said housing, said first and second contact defining a first tip and ring pair, said third and fourth contact defining a second tip and ring pair;

each of said first through fourth contacts having a termination end;

said termination end of third contact being positioned at a first distance from an edge of the housing;

said termination end of said fourth contact being positioned at a second distance from said edge of the housing;

said termination end of said first contact being positioned at one of said first distance and said second distance from said edge of said housing; and

said termination end of said second contact being positioned at a third distance from said edge of said housing, said third distance being different from said first distance and said second distance.

2. The telecommunications outlet of

claim 1

wherein:

said first through fourth contacts are located in sequential first through fourth positions in said housing, respectively.

3. The telecommunications outlet of

claim 1

wherein:

said first contact is a tip contact.

4. The telecommunications outlet of

claim 1

wherein:

said third contact is a tip contact.

5. The telecommunications outlet of

claim 1

wherein:

said first contact is made from beryllium-copper.

6. A telecommunications outlet comprising:

a housing having a front opening for receiving a plug, a base perpendicular to said front opening and a rear wall opposite said front opening;

a first contact having a portion extending from said rear wall towards said front opening, said first contact extending from said rear wall at a first height relative to a bottom of said base; and

a second contact having a portion extending from said rear wall towards said front opening, said second contact extending from said rear wall at a second height relative to the bottom of said base.

7. The telecommunications outlet of

claim 6

wherein:

said first contact exits said rear wall substantially perpendicular to said rear wall; and

said second contact exits said rear wall at an oblique angle relative to said rear wall.

8. The telecommunications outlet of

claim 6

wherein said first contacts and said second contacts alternate location across said contact carrier.

9. A telecommunications outlet comprising:

a housing;

a contact carrier connected to said housing including a predetermined number of first contacts and the predetermined number of second contacts;

said first contacts having a termination end and a distal end, a first path along each of said first contacts from said termination end to said distal end exiting said contact carrier at a first portion of the contact carrier; and

said second contacts having a termination end and a distal end, a second path along each of said second contacts from said termination end to said distal end exiting said contact carrier at a second portion of the contact carrier different than said first portion of said contact carrier;

wherein

said contact carrier includes a base having a bottom, a front edge and a rear wall joining said base at a rear edge opposite said front edge, said base being parallel to said front opening;

said first path from said termination end to said distal end of said first contact proceeding through said rear wall and exiting said rear wall at a first height relative to the bottom of said base; and

said second path from said termination end to said distal end of said first contact proceeding through said rear wall and exiting said rear wall at a second height relative to the bottom of said base.

10. The telecommunications outlet of

claim 9

wherein:

said first contact exits said rear wall substantially perpendicular to said rear wall; and

said second contact exits said rear wall at an oblique angle relative to said rear wall.

11. The telecommunications outlet of

claim 9

wherein said first contacts and said second contacts alternate location across said contact carrier.