Voice/data communication termination connector
AssigneeMinnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company
InventorsPhilip M. Smith, Elmont E. Hollingsworth, Robert A. Wandmacher, Thomas W. Rosckes, Russell A. Roiko, Dennis M. Cheesebrow
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Abstract
A connector for communication wire pairs has an insulating body formed with sinuous channels for capturing the insulated wire, U-slot contact elements for making contact with the wires and said contacts having spring elements formed by U-shaped cuts in the periphery of the element for contact with an external circuit to connect the same in series or parallel with said spliced wires.
Claims20
A conductive metal contact element comprising an elongate strip having generally parallel sides and ends,
- a leg formed adjacent one end and said one end having a slot extending longitudinally of the strip to define a U-contact element to receive a wire therein, and
- said strip having an inverted U-shaped cut between said sides, said U-shaped cut forming a spring contact bendable from said strip and diverging from the plane of said strip and in the direction of said one end.
A conductive metal contact element comprising an elongate leg having generally parallel sides,
- said leg having a slot extending from one end thereof toward a base end, said slot extending about one-third of the length of said leg and being adapted to receive a wire therein,
- said leg having an inverted U-shaped cut between said sides and between said slot and said base end, said U-shaped cut forming a spring contact extending from said base end and diverging from said leg.
A connector for splicing pairs of communication wires comprising
- an insulating body having transversely spaced sides and ends, said sides having a flange formed at the top thereof and projecting spaced wall members on said flanges forming channels therebetween, the channels on one side being generally aligned with channels on the opposite side,
- fin means extending into said channels from the opposite wall members for forming a sinuous path in said channels and rib means for defining opposed slots extending perpendicular to said channels, and
- conductive metal contact elements each having an elongate U-shaped leg with generally parallel sides disposed in said opposed slots for positioning the slots of said U-shaped legs in the path of said channels.
A connector for splicing pairs of communication wires comprising
- an insulating body having transversely spaced sides and ends, each of said sides having a top surface and projecting spaced wall members on said surface forming channels therebetween perpendicular to the sides, the channels on one wall surface being generally aligned with channels on the opposite wall surface,
- fin means extending into said channels from the opposite wall members for forming a sinuous path in said channels said wall members comprising first wall members having bluntly pointed projections on the upper edges thereof extending transversely outwardly from said sides and second wall members positioned alternately of said first wall members along said sides, said second wall members having upwardly projecting members above said sides and said projecting members having ends extending transversely over a portion of said channels toward said first wall members for capturing a wire conductor between said wall members,
- rib means projecting from said wall members for defining opposed slots extending perpendicular to said channels opposite said projections, and conductive metal contact elements each having an elongate U-shaped leg with generally parallel sides disposed in said opposed slots for positioning the slots of said U-shaped legs in the path of said channels.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.