US 6,280,256 B1 · Electrical connector for reducing electrical crosstalk and common mode electromagnetic interference

Abstract

Inserts for use in fabricating modular jack connectors. The inserts include conductors having a rectangular cross section. A first insert includes a plurality of groups of conductive leads that extend across a top wall in first and second common planes toward a front end. A first group of leads form a terminal edge by extending toward the rear end of the first insert in a first common oblique plane. A second group extends angularly toward the front end from the second common plane in a second common oblique plane to form a second terminal edge which extends beyond the first terminal edge. A third group may be provided that extend across portions of the top wall in both the first and second common planes. The first and second oblique planes intersect to form a first contact area. A second insert includes a plurality of groups of conductive leads that extend across a top wall in third and fourth common planes. A third group forms a terminal edge by extending toward the rear end of the second insert in a third common oblique plane. A fourth group extends angularly from the fourth common plane toward the front end in a fourth common oblique plane to form a fourth terminal edge which extends beyond the third terminal edge. The third and fourth oblique planes intersect to form a second contact area.

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Dependent claims

An insulative insert having contacts for signal transmission, comprising:

a front end, a rear end, a bottom wall, and a top wall, said top wall defining grooves therein;
a first plurality of conductive leads extending from said bottom wall of the insulative insert and across said top wall in a first common plane toward said front end of said insert, thereafter said first plurality of conductive leads forming a first terminal edge by extending toward said rear end of said insulative insert in a first common oblique plane;
a second plurality of conductive leads extending from said bottom wall of the insulative insert and across a portion of said top wall in a second common plane, and thereafter angularly toward the front end of said insulative insert in a second common oblique plane forming a second terminal edge which extends forward of said first terminal edge;
and
a third plurality of conductive leads extending from said bottom wall of the insulative insert and across a first portion of said top wall in said first common plane and then along a second portion of said top wall in said second common plane, said third plurality of conductive leads then extending angularly toward the front end in said second common oblique plane to said second terminal edge;
wherein said first oblique plane and said second oblique plane intersect at a contact area.

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A modular jack connector comprising:

a first insert, comprising:
a first plurality of conductive leads extending from a bottom wall of said first insert and across a top wall of said first insert in a first common plane, thereafter said first plurality of conductive leads forming a first terminal edge by extending toward the rear end of said first insert in a first common oblique plane;
and
a second plurality of conductive leads extending from said bottom wall of said first insert and across a portion of said top wall of said first insert in a second common plane, and then angularly toward the front end of said first insert in a second common oblique plane having a second terminal edge which extends beyond the first terminal edge;
and
a second insert, comprising:
a third plurality of conductive leads extending from a bottom of said second insert and across a top wall in third and fourth common planes, thereafter said third plurality of conductive leads forming a third terminal edge by extending toward the rear end of said second insert in a third common oblique plane;
and
a fourth plurality of conductive leads extending from said bottom of said second insert, across said top wall of said second insert in said fourth common plane, and then angularly toward the front end of said second insert in a fourth common oblique plane to form a fourth terminal edge which extends beyond the third terminal edge,
wherein said first and said second oblique planes intersect at a first contact area, and said third and fourth oblique planes intersect at a second contact area.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Electrical connector for reducing electrical crosstalk and common mode electromagnetic interference

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Electrical connector for reducing electrical crosstalk and common mode electromagnetic interference

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Abstract

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