Patent ID: 6276954
Filing Date: 2001-08-21
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A communication plug for terminating a cable having a plurality of insulated wires therein adapted to be received by a jack, said plug comprising:a housing for inserting into a jack having two side walls, first and second ends and an upper surface extending between said ends;said second end having an opening therein for receiving the cable;said upper surface having an array of a plurality of slots therein adjacent said first end and having a first opening therein between said slots and said second end;a connector assembly comprising a plurality of conductive blades each having a first end insertable into one of said slots and a second end insertable into said first opening of said upper surface for making electrical contact with a wire of the cable, wherein each second end of the plurality of conductive blades is inserted into said first opening of said upper surface;at least two of said blades crossing each other in a crossover region between said first and said second ends of said blades and, wherein said second end of each of said conductive blades has a lower surface, and said lower surface has a plurality of tangs extending generally downward adapted to make electrical contact with a wire of the cable.