Coupler connector and cable terminator with side contacts

A cable terminator assembly for interconnecting a cable comprising a plurality of twisted pairs of conductors with a cable terminator plug comprising a cable terminator receiving socket and a plurality of terminal contacts exposed along a forward edge of the plug, the terminator comprising:

• a wire guide comprising at least one outer side and a plurality of elongate conductor pair receiving slots, at least one of said elongate conductor pair receiving slots exposed on said at least one outer side, each of said elongate conductor pair receiving slots for receiving a respective conductor pair;
• a securing cap comprising an open end sized for snug installation at least partially over said wire guide at least one outer side and at least one sidewall comprising at least one pair of piercing contact receiving slots therein;
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• at least one pair of piercing contacts, each of said at least one pair of piercing contacts insertable into a respective pair of said at least one pair of piercing contact receiving slots;
• wherein when the cable is assembled with said securing cap and said wire guide said at least one sidewall is positioned adjacent a respective one of said at least one outer side such that a piercing end of each of said piercing contacts is positioned opposite a respective one of said conductors and in contact with said respective conductor and an outer end of each of said piercing contacts is exposed on an outer surface of said securing cap sidewall and wherein said cable terminator is insertable into the cable terminator receiving socket such that each of said piercing contacts comes into electrical contact with a respective one of the terminal contacts.