Patent ID: 6848947
Filing Date: 2005-02-01
Classification: H01R,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A cross-connector for interfacing communication devices, said cross-connector comprising: a first housing having first, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, and eighth primary leads positioned at one end of said first housing, said first housing defining a female end of the cross-connector; a second housing having first, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, and eighth secondary leads positioned at one end of said second housing, said second housing connected to said first housing such that said primary leads and said secondary leads are positioned at opposing ends of the cross-connector, said second housing defining a male end of the cross-connector; a plurality of conductive paths within said first and second housings, said plurality of conductive paths connecting at least one primary lead of said first housing to at least one secondary lead of said second housing, said conductive paths including first, second, third, and fourth conductive paths that connect said first, second, third, and sixth primary leads of said first housing to said third, sixth, first, and second secondary leads of said second housing, respectively; and an actuator for releasably securing said second housing to a communication device, said actuator slidably secured to a side of said first housing to which said second housing is secured; wherein said actuator includes a first arm and a second arm, said first arm moveable along the length of said second housing such that said first arm ejects said second housing from a communication device when an operator depresses said second arm.