Dielectric insert assembly for a communication connector to optimize crosstalk

A connector for a communications system, comprising:

• a plug housing having front and rear ends, an internal chamber opening on said rear end and defined by housing walls, and a plurality of slots extending through one of said housing walls adjacent said front end and into said internal chamber;
• a plurality of contacts mounted in said slots for movement between retracted positions spaced from said internal chamber and inserted positions extending into said internal chamber, each contact having opposite first and second sides;
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• an insert assembly having at least one insert member disposed adjacent at least one said plurality of contacts such that a portion of said at least one insert member abuts said adjacent contact, said insert assembly having a higher dielectric value than said plug housing.

A connector for a communications system, comprising:

• a plug housing having front and rear ends, an internal chamber opening on said rear end and defined by housing walls, and a plurality of slots extending through one of said housing walls adjacent said front end and into said internal chamber,
• a plurality of contacts mounted in said slots for movement between retracted positions spaced from said internal chamber and inserted positions extending into said internal chamber;
• a first insert disposed in said internal chamber having a front end proximal said front end of said plug housing, a first passageway extending from said front end of said first insert to said first insert rear end, a plurality of openings in a first insert wall adjacent said front end and aligned with said plurality of slots in said plug housing and extending into said first passageway;
• a second insert disposed in said internal chamber having a front end proximal said first insert rear end, said second insert having first, second, third and fourth channels extending from a rear end to said front end of said second insert;
• four pairs of wires extending from a cable sheath, each pair of wires passing through one of said first, second, third and fourth channels of said second insert and through said first passageway to said contacts in said internal chamber;
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• an insert assembly having at least one insert member disposed adjacent at least one of said plurality of contacts, said insert assembly having a higher dielectric value than said plug housing.

A connector for a communications system, comprising:

• a plug housing having front and rear ends, an internal chamber opening on said rear end and defined by housing walls, and a plurality of slots extending through one of said housing walls adjacent said front end and into said internal chamber;
• a plurality of contacts mounted in said slots for movement between retracted positions spaced from said internal chamber and inserted positions extending into said internal chamber;
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• at least a portion surrounding the plurality of contacts having a dielectric value of at least 4.

A connector for a communications system, comprising:

• a plug housing having front and rear ends, an internal chamber opening on said rear end and defined by housing walls, and a plurality of slots extending through one of said housing walls adjacent said front end and into said internal chamber;
• a plurality of contacts mounted in said slots for movement between retracted positions spaced from said internal chamber and inserted positions extending into said internal chamber;
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• means for minimizing crosstalk in the main body of the plug housing and maximizing crosstalk between the plurality of contacts closest to a point of contact with a mating connector to minimize the delay between the plug crosstalk and the mating point.