Patent ID: 8016619

Claim:
An electrical connector for transmitting data signals between the insulated conductors of a first data cable and corresponding insulated conductors of a second data cable, comprising: (a) a first part having a socket shaped to at least partially receive a plug of said first data cable; (b) a second part having a plurality of insulation displacement contact slots shaped to receive end sections of the conductors of the second data cable; (c) a plurality of electrically conductive contacts including: (i) resiliently compressible spring finger contacts extending into the socket for electrical connection with corresponding conductors of the first cable; (ii) insulation displacement contacts seated in corresponding insulation displacement contact slots for effecting electrical connection with corresponding conductors of the second data cable; and (iii) mid sections extending therebetween; and (d) a plurality of capacitive plates coupled to respective ones of said mid sections of the contacts by electrically conductive stems, wherein the capacitive plates are arranged side by side, extend in a substantially common direction, and are separated by a dielectric material extending at least partially therebetween.