Patent ID: 7862388

Claim:
A connector block for terminating a plurality of insulated conductors of electronic data cables comprising: (a) a plurality of slots arranged in series along a first side of the connector block, the slots being arranged into a first group and a second group on the first side of the connector block, the first group being separated from the second group by an isolation gap having a length that is greater than a distance between adjacent slots within each group; (b) a plurality of insulation displacement contacts having bifurcated contact portions at least partially extending into respective ones of the slots for terminating the insulated conductors; (c) a first cable manager coupled to, and extending outwardly from, a second side of the connector block, the first cable manager being positioned centrally with respect to the slots of the first group, wherein the first cable manager is adapted to secure a first plurality of the insulated conductors in substantially fixed positions between an end of a sheath of a respective data cable and the respective insulation displacement contacts of the first group; and (d) a second cable manager coupled to, and extending outwardly from, the second side of the connector block, the second cable manager being positioned centrally with respect to the slots of the second group, wherein the second cable manager is adapted to secure a second plurality of the insulated conductors in substantially fixed positions between an end of a sheath of a respective data cable and the respective insulation displacement contacts of the second group.