US 6,280,232 B1 · Communication cable termination

Abstract

A modular communication plug for terminating a cable having a plurality of conductors disposed therein. The communication plug comprises a substantially hollow housing forming a chamber and having a conductor alignment region disposed at one end and an opening to the chamber at the other end. A carrier for orienting the conductors for reception in the alignment region is carried in the chamber. The carrier is inserted under the cable jacket and receives and organizes the conductors in channels formed therein to maintain a consistent routing of the conductors as they exit the end of the cable jacket. Furthermore, the carrier maintains this organization while an anchor bar or similar strain relief mechanism is tightened over the jacket. For adjusting the crosstalk generated in the plug, a crosstalk fixing member is interposed between the orienting member and the alignment region. A plurality of conductive terminals are disposed proximal to the alignment region for establishing electrical contact with the conductors.

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Dependent claims

A communication plug for terminating a cable of generally circular cross-section having an outer jacket and a plurality of conductors configured as twisted pairs held therein, said plug comprising:

a conductor carrier having a substantially planar body including a top surface and a bottom surface extending outwardly from said substantially planar body and a distribution portion having a top surface and a bottom surface, said distribution portion extending forwardly from said substantially planar body, said substantially planar body being adapted to be inserted within the cable so as to fit between the twisted pairs and the cable outer jacket, said substantially planar body comprising a plurality of dividing walls extending upwardly therefrom and together with said substantially planar body forming a plurality of open, longitudinally extending channels which extend substantially along the length of said substantially planar body, wherein each of said channels are configured to confine one of the twisted pairs between the outer jacket, said substantially planar body, and at least one of said dividing walls, said distribution portion having a plurality of slots formed in said top and bottom surfaces of said distribution portion, wherein said slots each are configured to orient a single conductor of the twisted pairs of the cable in a predetermined pattern.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Communication cable termination

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Communication cable termination

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