GG45 Plug with Hinging Load Bar
AssigneePanduit Corp.
InventorRobert E. Fransen
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Abstract
A communication plug is described. The communication plug can have a load bar, housing, and a divider. The load bar has a first half with first conductor receiving apertures and a second half with second conductor receiving apertures with a hinge connecting the first half and the second half. The load bar folds around the divider and then is inserted into the housing.
Claims22
A communication plug for connection to a communication cable, comprising:
- a load bar for connection to conductors of the communication cable, said load bar including a first half with first conductor receiving apertures, a second half with second conductor receiving apertures, and a hinge connecting said first half and said second half, said first half and said second half foldable toward the conductors when said plug is connected to the communication cable.
A communication cord, comprising:
- a communication cable;
- and
- a communication plug connected to said communication cable, said communication plug including a load bar for connection to conductors of the communication cable, said load bar including a first half with first conductor receiving apertures, a second half with second conductor receiving apertures, and a hinge connecting said first half and said second half, said first half and said second half foldable toward the conductors when said plug is connected to the communication cable.
A method of connecting a shielded communication plug to a shielded communication cable, said method comprising the steps of:
- separating a plurality of conductors of the communication cable around a hinge in a folding load bar;
- inserting the plurality of conductors into respective conductor apertures in the load bar;
- and
- collapsing the load bar over a conductor divider.
A shielded communication plug for connection to conductors and a shield of a shielded communication cable, comprising:
- a plug housing including contacts for connection to the conductors;
- and
- a conductive divider connected to said plug housing, said conductor divider separating the conductors into a first subset of conductors and a second subset of conductors.
A communication plug for connection to conductors of a communication cable, comprising:
- a load bar including a first conductor configurator hingedly connected to a second conductor configurator;
- and
- a conductive divider separating the conductors into a first subset of conductors and a second subset of conductors, the conductor divider at least partially between said first conductor configurator and said second conductor configurator.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.