Patent ID: 9570852
Date: 2017-02-14
CPC Classifications: H01R

Claim:
1. A network plug for interconnecting a plurality of twisted pairs of conductors of a cable with respective conductive tines disposed within a socket comprising a tab engaging feature, the plug comprising: an elongate housing comprising a first housing end configured for receiving the cable, a second housing end opposite said first housing end and configured for mating with the socket, said second housing end comprising a plurality of terminal contacts disposed along a forward face thereof, each of said terminal contacts terminating a respective one of the twisted pairs of conductors and such that when said second housing end is inserted into said socket each of said terminal contacts comes into contact with a respective one of the tines; a flexible tab attached to said housing towards said second housing end and comprising a tab release member; and a slider connected at a first slider end to said tab release member, said slider configured for movement along a length of said housing away from said second housing end against a biasing force between a first position, wherein said flexible tab is in an unflexed state and engageable by the tab engaging feature and a second position wherein said flexible tab is in a flexed state and not engageable by the tab engaging feature, further comprising a spring between said housing and said slider for biasing said slider towards said second housing end.