US 7,837,513 B2 · Telecommunications connector

Abstract

A contact element and mechanism for use in a connector, the connector comprising a socket adapted for receiving a cable plug comprising a terminal contact. The contact element and mechanism comprise a flexible dielectric substrate and a first conductive strip on a first surface of the substrate. When the plug is inserted into the socket, the terminal contact comes into contact with the conductive strip. There is also provided a compensating connector for interconnection with a cable plug, the plug comprising a plurality of terminal contacts. The connector comprises a socket adapted for receiving the plug, a plurality of contact elements disposed in the socket, each of the contact elements comprising a conductive strip, and a compensation network comprised of a plurality of compensating elements. Each of the compensating elements is located adjacent to one of the contact elements. When the plug is inserted into the socket, each of the terminal contacts comes into contact with a predetermined one of the conductive strips.

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Dependent claims

A contact mechanism for use in a connector, the connector comprising a socket adapted to receive a plug comprising a plurality of terminal contacts, the mechanism comprising:

a flexible dielectric substrate;
a plurality of elongate first conductive strips arranged in parallel and overlaid on a first surface of said substrate;
and
at least one elongate slot in said substrate, one of each of said slots separating each of said elongate first conductive strips;
wherein when the plug is inserted into the socket, each of the terminal contacts comes into direct contact with a predetermined one of said conductive strips within a contact zone and further wherein a compensating element is positioned within said contact zone.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Telecommunications connector

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Telecommunications connector

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Abstract

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