Patent ID: 8357011

Claim:
A plug assembly for terminating a telecommunications cable, the plug assembly comprising: a sleeve having a first axial end portion and an oppositely disposed second axial end portion, the second axial end portion of the sleeve defining a plurality of channels, the second axial end portion including a first plurality of tabs that extend outwardly from the second axial end portion in an axial direction, the first plurality of tabs defining the plurality of channels, the second axial end portion including a second plurality of tabs that extend outwardly from the second axial end portion in the axial direction, and the second axial end portion defining a plurality of slots disposed between the first and second pluralities of tabs; a connector assembly engaged to the second axial end portion of the sleeve, the connector assembly including: a connector body having a first end portion and a second end portion; a plurality of contacts disposed in the connector body, each of the plurality of contacts including a first end that extends outwardly from the first end portion of the connector body and a second end that extends outwardly from the second end portion of the connector body, the first ends of the plurality of contacts being disposed in the plurality of channels of the sleeve; and a plug engaged to the second end portion of the connector body, the plug including a plurality of grooves through which the second ends of the plurality of contacts are accessible.