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US 2015/0083455 A1Published application
Patch cords for reduced-pair ethernet applications having strain relief units that resist rotational loads and related strain relief units and connectors
AssigneeCommScope, Inc. of North Carolina
InventorsScott M. Keith, Yi-Teh Shih
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Abstract
Reduced-pair Ethernet patch cords include a twisted pair cable that has a pair of insulated conductors that are contained within a cable jacket. A connector is mounted on a first end of the cable. The connector includes a connector housing and a strain relief unit that is mounted on the cable at the interface between the cable and the connector housing. The strain relief unit includes a plurality of internal protrusions that contact the cable jacket.
Claims22
A reduced-pair Ethernet patch cord, comprising:
- a twisted pair cable that includes a pair of insulated conductors that are contained within a cable jacket;
- a connector mounted on a first end of the cable, the connector including:
- a connector housing;
- and
- a strain relief unit mounted on the cable at the interface between the cable and the connector housing, the strain relief unit including a plurality of internal protrusions that contact the cable jacket.
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A patch cord, comprising:
- a cable that includes a cable jacket that has at least one twisted pair of insulated conductors disposed therein;
- a connector that has a housing mounted on a first end of the cable, the connector including a strain relief unit positioned at least partly within the housing, the strain relief unit including:
- a cable-gripping member that is mounted on the cable, the cable-gripping member including at least one uneven surface that is positioned to contact the cable jacket;
- a compression member that is configured to apply a compressive force against the cable-gripping member when the compression member and cable-gripping member are installed within the connector.
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A method of connectorizing a cable, the method comprising:
- terminating a first conductor of a twisted pair of conductors of a communications cable into a first contact;
- terminating a second conductor of a twisted pair of conductors of a communications cable into a second contact;
- inserting end portions of the terminated first and second conductors and the first and second contacts into a connector housing;
- sliding a strain relief unit along the communications cable and into a rear opening of the connector housing;
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- compressing a cable-gripping member of the strain relief unit onto the communications cable,
- wherein the cable-gripping member has at least one protrusion that is positioned to engage a jacket of the communications cable when the strain relief unit is installed in the connector housing so as to resist angular rotation of the cable.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.