Patent ID: 6358091
Filing Date: 2002-03-19
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A telecommunications connector comprising:an outlet having a pair of sidewalls and a vertical shield positioned between said sidewalls, each of said sidewalls and said vertical shield including a first rib and a second rib parallel to said first rib; a one pair plug having only two contacts for a single tip and ring pair, said one pair plug including a shield and a contact carrier supporting said contacts, said contacts for the single tip and ring pair being positioned adjacent and on the same side of said shield, said shield including shield side walls extending perpendicular to said shield, each of said shield side walls including a shield lip extending perpendicular to said shield side wall; said shield lips being positioned above said first ribs when said plug is mounted in said outlet in a first orientation and said shield lips being positioned below said second ribs when said plug is mounted in said outlet in a second orientation.