Patent ID: 6368143
Filing Date: 2002-04-09
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A telecommunications plug comprising:a plurality of contact members having an insulation displacement contact end and a distal end; a first housing portion having a plurality of slots for receiving said distal end of said plurality of contact members, a first latching assembly for mating said plug with a telecommunications outlet, and a second latching assembly; and a second housing portion having a first end for receiving said second latching assembly and a second end for receiving a cable, said first end having a plurality of channels for receiving a plurality of wires disposed in said cable; wherein said first housing portion further comprises a front end and a rear end, said second latching assembly disposed on said rear end; wherein said second latching assembly comprises a plurality of latch arms extending rearward from said first housing portion, said plurality of latch arms each comprising a latch step received by said second housing portion.