Patent ID: 6877222

Claim:
A method for reducing electrical crosstalk and common mode interference in a modular jack, comprising the steps of: (a.) positioning a first plurality of generally parallel conductive means extending from a bottom wall of an insulative housing of the modular jack across a rear end to a top wall in a common plane and then positioning the plurality of generally conductive means toward a front end in a common plane and then positioning toward the rear end in a common oblique plane having a first terminal edge; and (b.) positioning a second plurality of generally parallel conductive means extending from adjacent the bottom wall of the insulative housing of the modular jack across only a part of the rear end in a common plane and then angularly toward the front end in a common oblique plane having a second terminal edge which extends beyond the first terminal edge of the oblique plane of the first plurality of conductive means such that the oblique planes of the first and second plurality of conductive means are positioned in overlapping relation and the portions of both of the first and second pluralities of conductive means that are located in the oblique planes are positioned for engaging contacts of another connecting element.