Patent ID: 7896692
Filing Date: 2011-03-01
Classification: H05K,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A communication outlet assembly for use with a first communication plug having a first plurality of plug contacts, and a second communication plug having a second plurality of plug contacts, the communication outlet assembly comprising: a substrate having an effective dielectric constant and a first set of circuits separated from a second set of circuits by an intermediate portion of the substrate having an aperture formed therein of a size and shape to reduce the effective dielectric constant of the intermediate portion to below the effective dielectric constant of the substrate, the effective dielectric constant being reduced by the aperture by an amount sufficient to reduce crosstalk between the first set of circuits and the second sets of circuits; a first outlet housing adjacent the substrate and having a first plurality of outlet contacts disposed inside an aperture configured to receive the first communication plug, the first plurality of outlet contacts being electrically coupled to the first set of circuits and electrically couplable to the first plurality of plug contacts of the first communication plug when the first communication plug is received inside the aperture of the first outlet housing; a second outlet housing adjacent the substrate and having a second plurality of outlet contacts disposed inside an aperture configured to receive the second communication plug, the second plurality of outlet contacts being electrically coupled to the second set of circuits and electrically couplable to the second plurality of plug contacts of the second communication plug when the second communication plug is received inside the aperture of the second outlet housing; a first plurality of wire terminating contacts electrically coupled to the first set of circuits to communicate with the first plurality of outlet contacts; and a second plurality of wire terminating contacts electrically coupled to the second set of circuits to communicate with the second plurality of outlet contacts.