Wire containment cap
AssigneePanduit Corp.
InventorsMichael V. Doorhy, Masud Bolouri-Saransar, Satish I. Patel, David A. Dylkiewicz
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Abstract
A wire containment cap includes a first side having a plurality of retainers for retaining wires, and a second side opposite the first side. Two sidewalls extend between the first side and the second side, and a support rib extends between the two sidewalls. The support rib includes two pair separators for separating wire pairs. In one embodiment, a plurality of sloped pair splitters is located between two of the retainers and includes a sharp point for cutting through insulation material on a pair of bonded wires. A communication jack assembly including a front portion and the wire containment cap is also described.
Claims27
A wire containment cap comprising:
- a first side, the first side including a plurality of retainers, each retainer for retaining a different wire;
- a second side, the second side being opposite the first side;
- two sidewalls extending between the first side and the second side;
- a support rib extending from one of the sidewalls to the other of the sidewalls, the support rib recessed in the wire cap such that a first side of the support rib and a second side of the support rib are recessed from the first and second sides of the wire cap, respectively, the support rib including two pair separators for separating a pair of wires, the pair separators extending from the support rib towards the first side of the wire cap;
- a spine generally perpendicular to the support rib and extending from a top of the wire cap to a bottom of the wire cap, the spine comprising a first and a second side wherein the first side of the spine protrudes substantially further towards the first side of the wire cap than does the first side of the support rib;
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- a plurality of sloped pair splitters, each of the sloped pair splitters located between two of the retainers and including a sharp point for cutting through insulation material on a pair of bonded wires.
A communication jack assembly comprising:
- a front portion, the front portion including a retention clip;
- a wire containment cap, the wire containment cap including a retention recess for accepting the retention clip to secure the wire containment cap to the front portion;
- the wire containment cap comprising:
- a first side, the first side including a plurality of retainers, each retainer for retaining a different wire;
- a second side, the second side being opposite the first side;
- two sidewalls extending between the first side and the second side;
- a support rib extending from one of the sidewalls to the other of the sidewalls, the support rib recessed in the wire cap such that a first side of the support rib and a second side of the support rib are recessed from the first and second sides of the wire cap, respectively, the support rib more proximate to the first side of the wire cap than the second side of the wire cap, the support rib including two pair separators for separating a pair of wires, the pair separators extending from the support rib towards the first side of the wire cap;
- a spine generally perpendicular to the support rib extending from a top of the wire cap to a bottom of the wire cap, the spine comprising a first and a second side wherein the first side of the spine protrudes substantially further towards the first side of the wire cap than does the first side of the support rib;
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- a plurality of sloped pair splitters, each of the sloped pair splitters located between two of the retainers and including a sharp point for cutting through insulation material on a pair of bonded wires, each pair separator substantially thicker than the support rib.
A wire containment cap for interfacing with a front portion of a communication jack, the front portion configured to accept a communication plug, comprising:
- a first side including a plurality of retainers, each retainer for retaining a different wire;
- a second side opposite the first side;
- two sidewalls extending between the first side and the second side;
- a support rib extending from one of the sidewalls to the other of the sidewalls, the support rib recessed in the wire cap such that a first side of the support rib and a second side of the support rib are recessed from the first and second sides of the wire cap, respectively
- a spine generally perpendicular to the support rib extending from a top of the wire cap to a bottom of the wire cap, the spine comprising a first and a second side wherein the first side of the spine protrudes substantially further towards the first side of the wire cap than does the first side of the support rib;
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- two pair separators extending from the support rib toward the first side of the wire cap substantially parallel with the sidewalls, the two pair separators located on opposite sides of the spine.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.