Patent ID: 6559649
Filing Date: 2003-05-06
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
An electrical connector assembly for removing static electricity generated in high-speed communication cable, said connector assembly comprising:an electrical connector including: one or more conductive first terminals, each of the one or more conductive first terminals being electrically interconnected to a wire in a first cable portion; one or more conductive pads; and a dissipative medium having a resistance in the range of 109 to 1011 ohms/square, and electrically connecting each of the one or more conductive first terminals with the one or more conductive pads, and an electrical jack for mating with said electrical connector, including: one or more conductive second terminals, each of the one or more conductive second terminals being electrically interconnected to a wire in a second cable; a conductive pad; and a wire connecting said conductive pad to ground, wherein said one or more conductive pads on said electrical connector are positioned to come into electrical contact with said conductive pad on said electrical jack before any of said one or more conductive first terminals come into electrical contact with said corresponding conductive second terminals in said jack when said electrical connector and said electrical jack are connected.