Patent ID: 9397455
Filing Date: 2016-07-19
CPC Classification: H01R

Claim Text:
1. An assembly for terminating a cable comprising a four pairs of conductors, the assembly comprising: a cable terminator comprising: a coupler connector comprising a rearward surface comprising a cable terminator receiving socket disposed therein wherein four pairs of socket contacts are exposed along at least one side wall of said socket and a forward surface comprising one of a modular socket disposed therein, wherein a plurality of tines are exposed within said modular socket wherein each of said is interconnected with a respective one of said socket contacts and a plug disposed thereon, wherein a plurality of terminal contacts are exposed along a forward edge of said plug and each of said terminal contacts is interconnected with a respective one of said socket contacts; wherein when said cable terminator is inserted into said cable terminator receiving socket, each of said piercing contacts comes into contact with a respective one of said socket contacts, thereby interconnecting each of said tines with a respective one of the conductors.