Patent ID: 7140906
Filing Date: 2006-11-28
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. A modular plug comprising: a modular housing having a front surface to he coupled with a modular jack and a rear end to be coupled with a modular cable; a first group of terminals arranged in said modular housing in a first array parallel to said front surface; and a second group of terminals arranged in said modular housing in a second array parallel to said first array, said first array being disposed at a specified distance retracted from said second array in a direction normal to said front surface, said first and second groups of terminals being located so that said first and second groups of terminals are contacted with respective electrodes of said modular jack upon coupling of said modular housing to said modular jack; wherein said modular housing includes a plurality of grooves receiving respective said terminals in said first and second groups, and said grooves receiving therein said first group of terminals are longer than said grooves receiving therein said second group of terminals by a length corresponding to said specified distance.