Patent ID: 6848943

Claim:
A connector assembly comprising: a connector housing comprising a recess adapted to receive at least a portion of an RJ-type modular plug, said modular plug having a plurality of terminals disposed thereon, said housing further comprising first and second portions; a first substrate having a plurality of electrically conductive pathways associated therewith; a second substrate having a plurality of electrically conductive pathways associated therewith; a plurality of first conductors disposed at least partly within said recess, said first conductors being configured to form an electrical contact with respective ones of said terminals when said modular plug is received within said recess, and form at least one electrical pathway between said first conductors and at least one of said plurality of conductive pathways of said first substrate; a plurality of second conductors, at least one of said second conductors being in electrical communication with respective ones of at least a portion of said plurality of electrically conductive pathways of said first substrate, and adapted to electrically interface with corresponding electrical pathways of said second substrate; and a cavity adapted to receive at least a portion of said first and second conductors and said first and second substrates therein; wherein said first and second portions of said housing cooperate to form at least a portion of said cavity when said housing portions are assembled.