Shielded communication connectors and systems comprising shielded communication connectors
AssigneePanduit Corp.
InventorsSamantha Caldera, Satish I. Patel
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Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention are directed to various designs of shielded connectors, systems using such connectors, and methods of improving connector connectivity. For example, in one embodiment, the present invention is a communication plug having plug sides, the communication plug comprising a plug housing and a plug shield. The plug housing and the plug shield forming a seam on the plug sides, wherein the seam has an oblique angle relative to a vertical axis of the communication plug. This feature may aid plug removal from a jack by helping to prevent the snagging of a jack tab by a plug seam.
Claims21
A shielded communication plug for mating with a shielded communication jack along an insertion axis, comprising:
- a plug housing;
- a plug shield at least partially disposed around said plug housing;
- and
- a transition between said plug housing and said plug shield, said transition being obliquely angled relative to a vertical axis of said shielded communication plug, said vertical axis being approximately orthogonal to said insertion axis, said transition being in contact with at least one jack tab when said shielded communication plug is mated with said shielded communication jack.
A communication system, comprising:
- communication equipment having a shielded communication jack with at least one jack tab;
- and
- a shielded communication plug inserted into said communication jack along an insertion axis, said shielded communication plug including a plug housing, a plug shield at least partially disposed around said plug housing, and a transition between said plug housing and said plug shield, said transition being obliquely angled relative to a vertical axis of said shielded communication plug, said vertical axis being approximately orthogonal to said insertion axis, said transition being in contact with said at least one jack tab.
A shielded communication jack for connection with a shielded plug along an insertion axis, comprising:
- a jack housing including a plug receiving aperture;
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- a tab disposed with said plug receiving aperture, said tab including a leading edge configured for directly contacting a shield of the shielded plug, said leading edge being obliquely angled relative to a vertical axis, said vertical axis being approximately orthogonal to said insertion axis.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.