Patent ID: 11916327
Assignee: DELL PRODUCTS L.P.
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 0:
1. A cable assembly, comprising:
a cable having a plurality of electrically-conductive wires including a first set of wires and a second set of wires;
a double density plug terminating a first end of the cable, the double density plug comprising a housing including:
a locking tab formed on the outside of the housing on a first side of the housing and configured to mechanically couple the double density plug to a corresponding receptacle connector;
a first insulation displacing contact formed on the first side of the housing and configured to expose the first set of wires to a first set of pins of the corresponding receptacle connector;
a second insulation displacing contact formed on a second side of the housing opposite the first side and configured to expose the second set of wires to a second set of pins of the corresponding receptacle connector;
a first coupling contact configured to provide a spring force ensuring mechanical and electrical coupling to the first insulation displacing contact; and
a second coupling contact configured to provide a spring force ensuring mechanical and electrical coupling to second first insulation displacing contact;

a first branch plug terminating a first branch of the cable, wherein the first branch includes the first set of wires and not the second set of wires; and
a second branch plug terminating a second branch of the cable, wherein the second branch includes the second set of wires and not the first set of wires.