Patent ID: 6524128
Filing Date: 2003-02-25
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A wire aligner for assembly with the end portions of four twisted pairs of wires of a multi-conductor cable, comprising:a wire aligner housing having front and rear parts along a central longitudinal axis, said front part defining longitudinally therethrough three channels which are spaced apart horizontally as middle, left and right channels to define a first horizontal plane, and two upper channels spaced apart from each other and defining a second horizontal plane spaced from and above said first horizontal plane, said rear part extending rearwardly from said front part and comprising (a) a pair of left and right separators spaced apart horizontally to define a central space between them and left and right spaces outward of said left and right separators respectively, and (b) a divider extending horizontally between said separators and defining central upper and central lower spaces respectively, said separators being insertable between end portions of said multi-conductor cable such that end portions of two twisted pairs may become situated in each of said left and right spaces respectively, and end portions of two other of said four twisted pairs may become situated in each of said central upper and lower spaces respectively, each of said channels in said first horizontal plane adapted to hold said end portions of one of said pairs wires substantially straight and parallel to each other as they extend through their respective channels, and each of said channels in said second horizontal plane adapted to hold a single wire of said twisted pair extending through said central upper space, and wherein said separators have a length dimension and said divider extends rearwardly from said front part and extends a distance less than said length of said separators.