Patent ID: 7559789

Claim:
A communications connector, comprising: a housing having an upper end and a lower end, the upper end of the housing including a plurality of slits that define a plurality of pillars; a first pair of tip and ring insulation displacement contacts (IDCs) mounted in the housing; a second pair of tip and ring IDCs mounted in the housing; a third pair of tip and ring IDCs mounted in the housing; a fourth pair of tip and ring IDCs mounted in the housing; wherein each of the IDCs is substantially planar; wherein each of the IDCs has an upper end that has a first slot, a lower end that has a second slot and an intermediate portion between the upper end and the lower end, the lower end being offset from the upper end; wherein the first slot of each IDC is aligned with a respective one of the slits; and wherein the housing further includes through slots that are separated by dividers, where each of the through slots is sized to receive the upper end of a respective one of the IDCs, and wherein each slit of the plurality of slits exposes opposed edges of the first slot of a respective one of the IDCs.