Patent ID: 6080007
Filing Date: 2000-06-27
Classification: H01R,Y10S

Abstract:
A connector for communication systems, comprising:a housing having front and rear ends, an internal chamber opening on said rear end and defined by housing walls, and a plurality of slots extending through one of said housing walls adjacent said front end;a plurality of insulation displacement contacts mounted in said slots for movement between retracted positions spaced from said chamber and inserted positions extending into said chamber;a front sled, located in said internal chamber adjacent said front end, having front sled walls defining axial passages therethrough, and lateral openings extending through one of said front sled walls into said axial passages and aligned with said slots and said contacts; anda rear sled, located in said internal chamber adjacent said rear end, having at least first, second, third and fourth entry ports on an outer end thereof arranged in a first ordered array, at least first, second, and third and fourth exit ports on an inner end thereof arranged in a second ordered array, and first, second, third and fourth conduits extending respectively between said entry and exits ports, said second and third conduits being laterally open into each other and being in relatively close proximity and crossing over each other between said entry and exit ports.