Patent ID: 6350158
Filing Date: 2002-02-26
Classification: H01R,Y10S

Abstract:
A communication connector assembly, comprising:a wire board having a front edge region, a number of compensation coupling contacts disposed at the front edge region, and one or more compensation elements associated with the coupling contacts, said elements being selected to produce a desired crosstalk compensation coupling; a number of elongated terminal contact wires extending above the wire board for making electrical connections with corresponding terminals of a mating connector along a line of contact, wherein the terminal contact wires include: connecting portions for making electrical contact with the corresponding terminals of the mating connector, the connecting portions having free ends; base portions opposite the free ends of the connecting portions, wherein the base portions are arranged to support the contact wires on the board and to connect the contact wires to conductive paths on or within the board; and the free ends of the contact wires are located ahead of said line of contact, and are formed to be deflected toward the wire board and to connect with corresponding ones of the compensation coupling contacts when the connector assembly is engaged by the mating connector, so that said crosstalk compensation coupling is operative at said line of contact.