Patent ID: 7503798

Claim:
A patch plug, comprising a plug housing; a first tip plug contact and a first ring plug contact that form a first differential pair of tip and ring plug contacts, wherein the first tip and ring plug contacts are mounted within the plug housing so as to cross over each other; a second tip plug contact and a second ring plug contact that form a second differential pair of tip and ring plug contacts, wherein the second tip and ring plug contacts are mounted within the plug housing so as to cross over each other and are mounted adjacent to the first differential pair of tip and ring contacts; wherein each of the first and second tip and ring plug contacts includes an insulation displacement contact (IDC) portion and a blade portion; and wherein the IDC portions of the first and second tip plug contacts are aligned in a first row, and the IDC portions of the first and second ring plug contacts are aligned in a second row that is spaced apart from the first row.