Patent ID: 8038482

Claim:
A patch cable comprising: a multi-wire cable comprising a first pair of twisted wires, a second pair of twisted wires, and a third pair of twisted wires, the third pair of twisted wires comprising a first wire and a second wire untwisted along an untwisted portion; and a plug comprising a capacitive coupling member, a first pair of plug contacts, a second pair of plug contacts, and a third pair of plug contacts, the third pair of plug contacts comprising a first plug contact and a second plug contact, the first pair of plug contacts being located between the first and second plug contacts of the third pair of plug contacts, the second pair of plug contacts being adjacent to the first plug contact of the third pair of plug contacts, the first pair of twisted wires being electrically connected to the first pair of plug contacts, the second pair of twisted wires being electrically connected to the second pair of plug contacts, the untwisted portion of the first wire of the third pair of twisted wires being electrically connected to the first plug contact of the third pair of plug contacts, and the untwisted portion of the second wire of the third pair of twisted wires being electrically connected to the second plug contact of the third pair of plug contacts to thereby position at least a portion of the first pair of twisted wires between the untwisted portions of the first and second wires of the third pair of twisted wires and at least a portion of the second pair of twisted wires adjacent the untwisted portion of the first wire of the third pair of twisted wires, the capacitive coupling member comprising a first portion capacitively coupled to at least a portion of the portion of the second pair of twisted wires adjacent the untwisted portion of the first wire of the third pair of twisted wires, and a second portion electrically connected to the second wire of the third pair of twisted wires.