Enhanced performance telecommunications connector
AssigneeThe Siemon Company
InventorsDenny Lo, Maxwell Yip
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Abstract
A shielded telecommunications connector comprising a conductive core having core side walls and a horizontal shield joined to and perpendicular to the side walls. At least one contact carrier contains a contact, the contact having an insulation displacement contact for making electrical connection with a wire, the contact carrier being positioned on the horizontal shield between the side walls. At least one termination cap receives the wire and the insulation displacement contact, the termination cap positioning the wire relative to the insulation displacement contact. Each of the sidewalls has a sidewall ledge and the termination cap includes two first lips positioned beneath the sidewall ledges. The horizontal shield extends beyond a length of the termination cap.
Claims9
A shielded telecommunications connector comprising:
- a conductive core having core side walls and a horizontal shield joined to and perpendicular to said side walls;
- a contact having an insulation displacement contact for making electrical connection with a wire, said contact being positioned on said horizontal shield between said side walls;
- and,
- a termination cap for receiving the wire and said insulation displacement contact, said termination cap positioning the wire relative to the insulation displacement contact so as to align said wire with said insulation displacement contact;
- each of said sidewalls having a sidewall ledge;
- said termination cap including two first lips positioned beneath said sidewall ledges;
- wherein said horizontal shield extends beyond a length of the termination cap.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.