Modular Cable Termination Plug

• US 20130052860A1
• Filed: 09/28/2012
• Published: 02/28/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 04/22/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Panduit Corporation
• Original Assignee: Panduit Corporation
• Inventors: Caveney, Jack E., Doorhy, Michael V., Dylkiewicz, David A., German, Jason J., Martino, Nicholas G.
• Granted Patent: US 8,702,453 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 439/460
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/514 composed as a modular blocks or assembly, i.e. composed of co-operating parts provided with contact members or holding contact members between them
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/5812 the cable clamping being achieved by mounting the separate part on the housing of the coupling device
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/6463 using twisted pairs of wires
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 24/64 for high frequency, e.g. RJ 45
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 4/2404 the contact members having teeth, prongs, pins or needles penetrating the insulation

Abstract

The invention is a modular cable termination plug having a conductor divider having an entrant barb and a plurality of divider channels, a load bar having a plurality of through holes and a plurality of slots, and a plurality of contact terminals. Additionally, the invention may include a housing, a strain relief collar and a strain relief boot.

Claims

1. A modular plug for terminating a cable having a plurality of conductors held therein comprising:

a housing;

a strain relief collar configured to be inserted into the housing and to enclose the cable;

the strain relief collar comprising a pair of opposing sidewalls, the sidewalls being connected by a top and bottom strip, the strain relief collar being configured to apply a compressive force against the cable via the opposing sidewalls.

2. The plug of claim 1 further comprising cable retention barbs on inner surfaces of the sidewalls.

3. The plug of claim 1 further comprising horizontal latch tabs on upper edges of the sidewalls of the strain relief collar, the horizontal latch tabs configured to engage edges of a housing pocket located in the housing to secure the strain relief collar within the housing.

4. The plug of claim 1 further comprising a strain relief boot.

5. A strain relief collar for use in a modular plug having a housing, a strain relief boot, and a cable with a plurality of twisted signal pairs, the strain relief collar comprising:

a pair of opposing sidewalls, the sidewalls being connected by a top and bottom strip; and

vertical latch tabs located on the end of the sidewalls, the vertical latch tabs configured to engage pockets on the strain relief boot in order to secure the strain relief collar to the strain relief boot, the strain relief collar being configured to enclose the cable and apply a compressive force against the cable via the opposing sidewalls and further configured to be inserted into the housing.

6. The strain relief collar of claim 5 further comprising horizontal latch tabs on upper edges of the sidewalls of the strain relief collar, the horizontal latch tabs configured to engage edges of a pocket located on the housing and secure the strain relief collar within the housing.