Patent ID: 11929568
Assignee: AVX CORPORATION
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 18:
19. A method of assembling a single pair Ethernet (SPE) connector system comprising:
aligning a first side of a female connector adjacent to a printed circuit board;
compressing pins of the female connector against conductive portions of the printed circuit board;
aligning a first wire of a single pair Ethernet (SPE) wire adjacent to a first IDC contact of a male connector;
aligning a second wire of the single pair Ethernet (SPE) wire adjacent to a second IDC contact of the male connector;
compressing an insulative housing onto the first wire and the second wire such that a first electrical connection is made between the first wire and the first IDC and a second electrical connection is made between the second wire and the second IDC, wherein the first IDC comprises a first blade and a second blade that extend along a first plane perpendicular to a plane that extends between the female connector and the male connector upon connection of the female connector and the male connector;
securing the female connector to the PCB via one or more matching pins; and
adjoining the male connector with the female connector such that an electrical connection is formed between a first conductive portion of the printed circuit board and the first wire and an electrical connection is formed between a second conductive portion of the printed circuit board and the second wire.