Combined connector for ethernet and modem cables
OwnerTommy Y. Leunginventor
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Abstract
An electrical connector device for multiple diverse electrical connectors is provided according to embodiments of the invention. The electrical connector device includes two female connectors in the same housing. The two female connectors are of different types and are oriented orthogonal to each other. The electrical connector device has a front face in which the openings to the two female connectors are located. The front face occupies the same space as another larger, standard electrical connector, thus allowing the electrical connector device to accommodate two separate connectors in the same space as a single standard connector, and thereby provide selective, simultaneous, independent, and dual functionality.
Claims17
A connector for multiple diverse electrical conductors comprising:
- a housing having a front face including a height extending along a first axis and a width extending along a second axis, said housing first and second axes being orthogonal;
- a first connector having at least one electrically conductive terminal and at least one electrically conductive pin, said at least one electrically conductive pin in communication with said at least one electrically conductive terminal, said first connector defining an opening in said front face, said first connector having a height extending along a first axis and a width less than said first connector height extending along a second axis, said first connector first and second axes being orthogonal;
- a second connector having at least one electrically conductive terminal and at least one electrically conductive pin, said at least one electrically conductive pin in communication with said at least one electrically conductive terminal, said second connector defining an opening in said front face, said second connector having a height extending along a first axis and a width greater than said second connector height extending along a second axis, said second connector first and second axes being orthogonal;
- wherein said first connector first axis is orthogonal to said second connector first axis and parallel to said front face first axis;
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- wherein said front face occupies an area and wherein said area is substantially the same as that occupied by a female RJ-45 connector.
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