Patent ID: 6923682
Filing Date: 2005-08-02
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. A balanced transmission cable connector, comprising: a balanced transmission cable that includes a drain wire and at least one wire pair of a first coated signal wire and a second coated signal wire, the first and second coated signal wires including respective first and second coatings and respective first and second signal wires extending from the respective first and second coatings; and a plug structure including a block unit, a ground contact, and first and second adjacent pairs, each pair of a first signal contact and a second signal contact, wherein the ground contact and the first and second pairs of the first signal contacts and the second signal contacts are aligned in an alignment direction with respect to one another and held by the block unit, and wherein the ground contact is disposed between the first and second adjacent pairs of the first signal contacts and the second signal contacts; wherein at least one of the first signal contacts includes a first signal wire connecting portion to which the first signal wire is connected, and at least one of the second signal contacts includes a second signal wire connecting portion to which the second signal wire is connected; and the ground contact includes a drain wire connecting portion to which the drain wire is connected and further comprising a lug portion which is bent to engage the drain wire, and which restricts movement of the drain wire from the alignment direction thereof.