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AssigneeAT&T Bell Laboratories
InventorsFrank P. Baker, III, Golam M. Choudhury, W. John Denkmann, Willard A. Dix, Lyndon D. Ensz, William T. Spitz
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A plug for interconnecting a pair of wires at its input with a pair of insulation displacement connectors (IDC) at its output is improved. The plug comprises a dielectric housing and a pair of non-insulated conductors within the housing that cross over and are spaced-apart from each other. Each conductor comprises a generally flat blade portion for insertion into an IDC at one end, and a terminal for making electrical contact with a wire at the other. In the illustrative embodiment of the invention, the terminal comprises an insulation displacement connector. Additionally, the conductors are identical to each other, but are reverse-mounted with respect to each other to achieve crossover.
Apparatus for interconnecting a pair of wires at its input with a pair of insulation displacement connectors at its output including a dielectric housing and a pair of non-insulated conductors within the housing that cross over and are spaced-apart from each other, each conductor comprising a generally flat blade portion at one end, and a terminal for making electrical contact with a wire at the other;
A patchcord for making interconnection between pairs of insulation displacement connectors, the patchcord comprising a length of cord terminated in a plug at one end thereof,
A patch plug for connection to a plurality of first insulation displacement connectors comprising:
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