Patent ID: 7651380
Filing Date: 2010-01-26
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. A telecommunications outlet comprising: a contact carrier; a plurality of contacts supported on the contact carrier, the contacts corresponding to tip and ring pairs, at least one of the contacts having a characteristic to improves signal transmission performance by providing internal compensation to balance signals by controlling resistive, inductive or capacitive characteristics along the contacts; wherein two of the contacts are shorter than other contacts such that the two contacts extend for a shorter distance in a mating region above the contact carrier, the mating region being an area where the contacts make physical and electrical contact with plug contacts; wherein the contacts are arranged in 8 positions, the contacts in positions 3 and 6 being the two shorter contacts such that the distal ends of the contacts in positions 3 and 6 do not extend as far as the distal ends of the contacts in positions other than positions 3 and 6, the contacts in all 8 positions extending in the same direction from the top surface of the contact carrier to a distal end; the contacts each having a bend that directs each contact downwards relative to an axis, wherein contacts in first positions have an angle with reference to an axis X higher than an angle with reference to axis X for contacts in second positions.