Patent ID: 7232340
Filing Date: 2007-06-19
Classification: H01R,Y10S

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for reducing crosstalk comprising: a one-piece cap manufactured of a material configured to minimize transmission of electrical signal away from its intended path, the cap constructed to fit about a jack that includes a port for receiving a plug, spring contacts for making electrical contact with the plug, and insulation displacement contacts housed in an insulation displacement contact housing, the insulation displacement contacts electrically connected to the spring contacts, the insulation displacement contact housing including a top, a back, and two sides, the cap including a first wall portion constructed to at least partially cover the top, a second wall portion constructed to at least partially cover the back, and third and fourth wall portions constructed to at least partially cover the two sides of the insulation displacement contact housing, the cap including a curved first notch defined along the second wall portion of the cap for accommodating a cable terminated to the insulation displacement contacts, the cap including a second notch defined along the first wall portion of the cap, the cap constructed to fit about the jack with a snap-fit, the cap including an electrically non-conductive material which is impregnated with an electrically conductive material such that the cap is overall electrically non-conductive.