US 7,070,445 B2 · Cable assembly

Abstract

Provided is a communications cable assembly and method of making the same. The cable includes a plurality of conductive wires coated with an insulative jacket and bound within a cover. Located at a first end of the cable is a first connector that includes a plurality of insulation displacement contacts that can receive the wires. Located along the cable between the first and second ends is a second connector that includes a plurality of insulation displacement contacts. The wires are received in the insulation displacement contacts of the second connector prior to being received by the insulation displacement contacts of the first connector. The first connector and second connector are thereby connected in series. A third connector including a third plurality of insulation displacement contacts can be located at the second end of the cable. In an embodiment, the first and second connectors can be rigidly bound to each other.

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Dependent claims

The communications cable assembly comprising:

a cable having a first end and a second end, the cable including a plurality of wires, each wire including an insulative jacket surrounding a core;
a first connector including a first housing and a first plurality of insulation displacement contacts, the first connector located proximate to the first end of the cable wherein at least one wire is inserted into an insulation displacement contact;
a second connector including a second housing and a second plurality of insulation displacement contacts, the second connector located between the first end and the second end of the cable, wherein the at least one wire is inserted into an insulation displacement contact of the second plurality, the second connector rigidly connected to the first connector by a bushing extending from the first housing to the second housing.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Cable assembly

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