Patent ID: 6692307
Filing Date: 2004-02-17
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A modular plug for a cable having a plurality of wires, the plug comprising:a housing with a wire receivable cavity adapted for guiding bared ends of cable wires towards a contact end of said modular plug, the contact end of said modular plug being provided with a plurality of grooves adapted for receiving the bared ends of said cable wires, said grooves configured to prevent the wires from moving within the grooves and, at least a portion of said cable wires forming straight and flat contact terminals of said modular plug, said straight and flat contact terminals being positioned such that the straight and flat portion of said cable wire does not face the insulated part of the wire wherein, the angle between portions of said cable wires forming said contact terminal and a portion of said bared end that is located between said portion forming a contact terminal and an insulated part of the wire is less than 90Â°.