Patent ID: 7484993

Claim:
A connector for coupling an end of an Ethernet cable having twisted wire pairs, the connector comprising: an inner body having a first end and a second opposing end, the second end having a guide member located proximate a series of access apertures extending through a front face of the inner body, and the first end having a clamp; an outer body, having a first end and a second opposing end, the first end having an opening configured to receive the inner body; insulation displacement contacts located within the outer body proximate the second end of the outer body; wherein, when the inner body is inserted into the outer body, the clamp closes around the Ethernet cable and the insulation displacement contacts extend through the access apertures and pierce the wires of the twisted wire pairs, to make electrical contact therewith, as the wires are aligned vertically against the guide member; and wherein when the wires are vertically aligned against the guide member, the wires also extend from the cable and are located under the guide member, vertically located between the guide member and the front face, and located over the guide member being bent back toward the clamp.