Connector with slideable retention feature and patch cord having the same

A method of assembling a patch cord, the method comprising:

• a) providing a cable including a plurality of twisted pairs and a double layer jacket surrounding the twisted pairs, wherein an outer layer of the double layer jacket has been removed from a section of the cable and an inner layer of the double layer jacket has been removed from a portion of the section of the cable;
• b) sliding a boot member over the cable until the boot member surrounds the outer layer of the double layer jacket;
• c) sliding a wire manager over the cable including sliding the outer layer of the double layer jacket past flexible tabs of the wire manager to bias the flexible tabs outwardly;
• d) positioning the twisted pairs into channels of the wire manager;
• e) sliding the boot member over the wire manager until the boot member secures to the wire manager, wherein sliding the boot member over the wire manager deflects the flexible tabs inwardly so that teeth of the flexible tabs bite into at least the outer layer of the double layer jacket.

An electrical connector comprising:

• a plug nose defining a plurality of electrical contacts;
• a boot member having a first end and a second end, the boot member defining a passage extending between the first and second ends, the passage having an inner diameter;
• and
• a wire manager configured to be positioned between the plug nose and the boot member, the wire manager has a retention section including two opposing tabs that are configured to deflect radially inwardly and outwardly relative to a passage defined through the retention section, each of the opposing tabs having a tooth that extends into the passage when the tab is undeflected;
• wherein the boot member inhibits outward deflection of the opposing tabs of the wire manager when the second end of the wire manager is received within the passage of the boot member.

An electrical connector comprising:

• a plug nose defining a plurality of electrical contacts;
• a boot member having a first end and a second end, the boot member defining a passage extending between the first and second ends, the passage being bounded by an inner surface having an inner diameter;
• and
• a wire manager being configured to be disposed between the plug nose and the boot member, the wire manager including a wire management section and a retention section, the wire management section being configured to be disposed within the plug nose, the retention section defining a through-passage and including tabs that each extend between a fixed end and a distal end, each of the tabs having a tooth at the respective distal end;
• wherein the teeth of the tabs are maintained within the through-passage of the retention section when the retention section is disposed in the passage of the boot member.