Patent ID: 9634433
Date: 2017-04-25
CPC Classifications: H01R

Claim:
1. A communication jack for mating with a communication plug, said communication jack comprising: a housing having an aperture for receiving said communication plug; a sled positioned at least partially inside said housing, a first end of said sled being proximate said aperture and having a mandrel, a second end being distal said aperture; a first plurality of plug interface contacts (PICs), each of said first plurality of PICs having a first section extending along a side of said sled and a second section formed around said mandrel; a second plurality of PICs, each of said second plurality of PICs having a first section extending along said side of said sled and a second section formed around said mandrel; and a dielectric film positioned between at least some of said first sections of said first plurality of PICs and at least some of said first sections of said second plurality of PICs, said dielectric film being further positioned between at least some of said second sections of said first plurality of PICs and at least some of said second sections of said second plurality of PICs.