Patent ID: 7229309

Claim:
A network connection system for connecting computer and telephone network components, the network connection system comprising: a twisted pair cable having multiple conductors in twisted pairs; a port supporting a plurality of split tine contacts comprising two tines separated by a gap; the port comprising a housing supporting the plurality of the split tine contacts and in which the male contact portions and the split tine contacts are arrayed in a pattern such that each male contact portion engages a corresponding split tine contact when the cable termination connector is connected to the port and a termination cap that is shiftable from an open position to a closed position and arranged such that when the termination cap is in the open position the cable termination connector can be inserted into the housing and when the termination cap is in the closed position the termination connector is held so that at least one male contact portion is conductively engaged to one of the split tine contacts; and a cable termination connector affixable at an end of the cable and releasably engageable to the port, the cable termination connector comprising: a connector housing adapted for receiving at least a portion of the conductors; and a plurality of termination contacts locatable substantially within the connector housing, the termination contacts each comprising a conductor engaging portion to electrically engage one of the multiple conductors and a male contact portion, each male contact portion extending outwardly to be releasably engageable to one of the plurality of split tine contacts.