At&t Technologies, Inc.

Western Electric Company, Inc.

Robert J Brown

Charles McGonigal

Douglas R Fernandez

Clyde J Lever, Jr

An electrical connector which is capable of being used to interconnect insulated conductors in the field or in a factory during in-line processing includes a frame and contact element. The contact element which is used to establish an electrical connection between the conductors includes a center portion and two opposed bifurcated beams. A portion of each beam is upstanding from the plane of the contact element. Furcations of each beam define a slot for receiving one of the conductors to be interconnected. The contact element is attached to the frame which includes at least one deformable tang at each end. End portions of conductors to be connected are each positioned across an end of the frame. The tangs are wrapped about the conductors, the conductors are moved into the slots of the beams, and excess portions of the lengths severed. The tang at each end cooperates with an offset portion connected to the frame and which is interposed between the tang and the upstanding portion of the adjacent bifurcated beam to mechanically secure the conductor at that end and provide strain relief therefor.

Methods of making an electrical connector

An electrical connector which is capable of being used to interconnect insulated conductors (21--21) the field or in a factory during in-line processing includes a base (22) and contact element (24). The contact element which is used to establish an electrical connection between the conductors includes a center (24) portion and two opposed bifurcated beams. A portion of each beam is upstanding from the plane of the contact element. Furcations of each beam define a slot (47) for receiving one of the conductors to be interconnected. The contact element is attached to the base which includes at least one deformable tang (31) at each end. End portions of conductors to be connected are each positioned across an end of the base. The tangs are wrapped about the conductors, the conductors are moved into the slots of the beams, and excess portions of the lengths severed. The tang at each end cooperates with an offset portion (33) of the base which is interposed between the tang and the upstanding portion of the adjacent bifurcated beam to mechanically secure the conductor at that end and provide strain therefor.

Electrical connector

A telecommunication cable, and method of making same, is disclosed comprised of more than five S-Z twisted wire pairs having their twist reversals longitudinally staggered in a repetitive sequence of 1 to N longitudinally spaced positions. The wire pairs are bundled with any adjacent pairs having their twist reversals non-overlapped and staggered by no more than N/2 positions which limits S to Z coupling.

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Lawrenceville, GA, United States of America

Robert J Brown