Patent ID: 6582247
Filing Date: 2003-06-24
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A connecting block comprising:a housing having a first edge along a first sidewall and a second edge along a second sidewall opposite said first sidewall, a first end wall between the first and second sidewalls and a second end wall opposite said first end wall between the first and second sidewalls; a pair of first and second insulation penetrating contacts in said housing between said first and second sidewalls connected to a first pair of tip and ring wires; wherein said first and second insulation penetrating contacts are aligned on a first axis in said housing; and a pair of third and fourth insulation penetrating contacts in said housing between said first and second sidewalls connected to a second pair of tip and ring wires; wherein said third and fourth insulation penetrating contacts are aligned on a second axis in said housing; said first axis is a first distance from said first edge of said connecting block and said second axis is a second distance from said first edge of said connecting block, said first contact being positioned closest to said first end wall, said second contact being second closest to the first end wall, said third contact being third closest to the first end wall and said fourth contact being fourth closest to the first end wall; a pair of fifth and sixth insulation penetrating contacts in said housing connected to a third pair of tip and ring wires; wherein said fifth and sixth insulation penetrating contacts are aligned on said first axis in said housing.