Modular cable termination plug
AssigneePanduit Corp.
InventorsJack E. Caveney, Michael V. Doorhy, David A. Dylkiewicz, Jason J. German, Nicholas G. Martino
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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.
Claims31
A modular plug, for terminating a cable having a plurality of twisted signal pairs of conductors held therein, comprising:
- a conductor divider having a plurality of divider channels for separating and arranging signal pairs of conductors in fixed planes;
- a load bar having a plurality of through holes for separating and arranging individual conductors into a plurality of fixed planes and a plurality of slots aligned with each through hole;
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- a plurality of contact terminals, each having a height corresponding to the fixed planes of the individual conductors, positioned in one of the plurality of slots, and electrically connected to an individual conductor.
A modular plug, for terminating a cable having a plurality of twisted signal pairs of conductors held therein, comprising:
- a conductor divider having an entrant barb for insertion into the cable and a plurality of divider channels for separating and arranging the signal pairs of conductors;
- a load bar having a plurality of through holes for separating and arranging conductors into a plurality of planes and a plurality of slots aligned with each through hole;
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- a plurality of contact terminals, a first set of such contact terminals having a first height and a second set of such contact terminals having a second height and a third set of such contact terminals having a third height, each positioned in one of the plurality of slots and electrically connected to a conductor.
A modular plug, for terminating a cable having a plurality of twisted signal pairs of conductors held therein, comprising:
- a conductor divider having an entrant barb for insertion into the cable and a plurality of divider channels for separating and arranging the signal pairs of conductors into at least three separate planes;
- a load bar having a plurality of through holes for separating and arranging conductors into at least three planes and a first plurality of slots aligned with each through hole;
- a housing having an internal cavity adapted to receive the conductor divider and the load bar and having a second plurality of slots aligned with the first plurality of slots in the load bar;
- a plurality of contact terminals, a first set of such contact terminals having a first height and a second set of such contact terminals having a second height and a third set of such contact terminals having a third height, each positioned in one of the first plurality of slots and in one of the second plurality of slots and electrically connected to a conductor;
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- a strain relief having a collar with a first end that engages the cable and fits within the cavity of the housing and a second end that holds a boot.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.