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US 2021/0083441 A1Published application
Connectors for a single twisted pair of conductors
AssigneeCommScope Technologies LLC
InventorsBryan Scott MOFFITT, Scott Martin KEITH
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Abstract
A family of connectors to accommodate a single twisted pair of conductors is disclosed herein. The family of connectors includes a free connector, a fixed connector, and an adapter; the free and/or fixed connectors can be modified to accommodate various patch cord and mounting configurations. In certain embodiments, the one or more of the family of connectors adopts an RJ 45 style connector or RJ 45 style jack/receptacle configuration in a reduced footprint, e.g. one-half, one-third or one-quarter the size of a standard RJ 45 connector or jack/receptacle.
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A connector for a single pair of conductors comprising a first insulated conductor and a second insulated conductor, the connector comprising:
- a housing, wherein the housing is a reduced footprint of a standard RJ-45 housing, the reduced footprint being equal to or smaller than one-half the footprint of the standard RJ-45 housing;
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- exactly two electrical contacts comprising a first insulation-piercing contact that electrically interfaces with the first insulated conductor and a second insulation-piercing contact that electrically interfaces with the second insulated conductor, wherein the first and second contacts are housed by the housing.
A connector for a single pair of conductors comprising a first conductor and a second conductor, the connector comprising:
- a housing having a jack/receptacle body portion that includes a port, wherein the jack/receptacle body portion is a reduced footprint of a standard RJ-45 jack/receptacle, the reduced footprint being equal to or smaller than one-half the size of the standard RJ-45 jack/receptacle;
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- exactly two electrical contacts comprising a first spring-loaded wire contact that electrically interfaces with the first conductor and a second spring-loaded wire contact that electrically interfaces with the second conductor, wherein the two electrical contacts are accessible via the port.
An interfacing connector system for electrically coupling a first pair of conductors with a second pair of conductors, the system comprising:
- a first connector, wherein the first connector comprises:
- a first housing, wherein the first housing is a reduced footprint of a standard RJ-45 housing, the reduced footprint being equal to or smaller than one-half the footprint of the standard RJ-45 housing;
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- exactly two electrical contacts comprising a first insulation-piercing contact that electrically interfaces with a first insulated conductor of the first pair of conductors and a second insulation-piercing contact that electrically interfaces with a second insulated conductor of the first pair of conductors, wherein the first and second contacts are housed by the first housing;
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- a second connector, wherein the second connector a second housing having a jack/receptacle body portion that includes a port that receives the first connector, wherein the jack/receptacle body portion is a reduced footprint of a standard RJ-45 jack/receptacle, the reduced footprint being equal to or smaller than one-half the size of the standard RJ-45 jack/receptacle;
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- exactly two electrical contacts comprising a first spring-loaded wire contact that electrically interfaces with a first conductor of the second pair of conductors and a second spring-loaded wire contact that electrically interfaces with a second conductor of the second pair of conductors, wherein the two electrical contacts are accessible via the port,
- wherein, when the first connector is received in the port of the second connector the first pair of conductors are electrically coupled to the second pair of conductors.
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A patch cord comprising:
- a cable having exactly one single twisted pair of conductors comprising a first conductor and a second conductor, wherein each of the first and second conductors have first ends and second ends, and wherein the first ends of the first and second conductors are electrically coupled to a first connector and the second ends of the first and second conductors are electrically coupled to a second connector;
- wherein the first and second connectors each include:
- a housing, wherein the housing is a reduced footprint of a standard RJ-45 housing, the reduced footprint being equal to or smaller than one-half the footprint of the standard RJ-45 housing;
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- exactly two electrical contacts comprising a first insulation-piercing contact that electrically interfaces with the first insulated conductor and a second insulation-piercing contact that electrically interfaces with the second insulated conductor, wherein the first and second contacts are housed by the housing.
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A patch cord comprising:
- a cable having exactly one single twisted pair of conductors comprising a first conductor and a second conductor, wherein each of the first and second conductors have first ends and second ends, and wherein the first ends of the first and second conductors are electrically coupled to a first connector and the second ends of the first and second conductors are electrically coupled to a second connector;
- wherein the first connector includes:
- a housing, wherein the housing is a reduced footprint of a standard RJ-45 housing, the reduced footprint being equal to or smaller than one-half the footprint of the standard RJ-45 housing;
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- exactly two electrical contacts comprising a first insulation-piercing contact that electrically interfaces with the first insulated conductor and a second insulation-piercing contact that electrically interfaces with the second insulated conductor, wherein the first and second contacts are housed by the housing;
- wherein the second connector includes:
- a housing having a jack/receptacle body portion that includes a port, wherein the jack/receptacle body portion is a reduced footprint of a standard RJ-45 jack/receptacle, the reduced footprint being equal to or smaller than one-half the size of the standard RJ-45 jack/receptacle;
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- exactly two electrical contacts comprising a first spring-loaded wire contact that electrically interfaces with the first conductor and a second spring-loaded wire contact that electrically interfaces with the second conductor, wherein the two electrical contacts are accessible via the port.
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A patch cord comprising:
- a cable having exactly one single twisted pair of conductors comprising a first conductor and a second conductor, wherein each of the first and second conductors have first ends and second ends, and wherein the first ends of the first and second conductors are electrically coupled to a first connector and the second ends of the first and second conductors are electrically coupled to a second connector;
- wherein the first and second connectors each include:
- a housing having a jack/receptacle body portion that includes a port, wherein the jack/receptacle body portion is a reduced footprint of a standard RJ-45 jack/receptacle, the reduced footprint being equal to or smaller than one-half the size of the standard RJ-45 jack/receptacle;
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- exactly two electrical contacts comprising a first spring-loaded wire contact that electrically interfaces with the first conductor and a second spring-loaded wire contact that electrically interfaces with the second conductor, wherein the two electrical contacts are accessible via the port.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.