Commscope Technologies LLC

Tyco Electronics Corporation

Commscope Connectivity UK Limited

The Whitaker Corporation

Shawn Phillip Tobey

Paul John Pepe

Brian J Fitzpatrick

Steven Richard Bopp

Gordon John White

Sheldon Easton Muir

Scott Martin Keith

Jeffrey Allan Oberski

James S Hower

Amid Ihsan Hashim

Bernard Harold Hammond, Jr

Timothy W Anderson

Bryan Scott Moffitt

Roger Lee Thrush

Steven Jay Millard

John C Hoffer

Kenneth Cameron Hall

Christine Anne Dooley

Neil Ktul Nay

Wolfgang Hoelscher

Brandon Eugene Bristow

Jeffrey Lane McNeal

Darryl Craig Martin

Robert Jeffrey Burwell

Andrew Joseph Kinka

Steve Phuc Chau

A family of connectors to accommodate a single twisted pair of conductors is disclosed herein. The family of connectors includes a free connector, a fixed connector, and an adapter; the free and/or fixed connectors can be modified to accommodate the adapter configuration and/or modified to accommodate various patch cord configurations. In certain embodiments, the one or more of the family of connectors adopts an LC fiber optic style connector configuration and an LC fiber optic footprint configuration. In certain examples, one or more of the family of connectors adopts an LC fiber optic style connector configuration but in a footprint that is larger or smaller than the footprint of the LC fiber optic footprint. Other configurations may also be adopted.

Connectors for a single twisted pair of conductors

A coupler couples a first connector with a second connector wherein each of the connectors is coupled to exactly two electrical conductors. Each coupler can be utilized in a shielded (e.g., metal) or non-shielded (e.g. non-metal) form as appropriate to a specific application. Each coupler includes exactly one pair of pin contacts, preferably with a square or rectangular cross-section. Each end of the pin contacts includes four tapered faces that join at a flattened apex and are configured to be received by the tuning fork contact of the connector. The pair of pin contacts are offset from one another and cross one another within the coupler to maintain electrical polarity as electricity travels from the tuning fork contacts of a first connector to the pin contacts of the coupler and onward to the tuning fork contacts of a second connector.

Couplers for single pair connectors

An aspect of the present disclosure is directed to a connector. The connector is suited to connectorizing exactly two conductors. The connector includes a forward connector body, a rear connector body, a metal frame and exactly two electrical contacts. The rear connector body interfaces with the forward connector body. Further, the metal frame, which includes a shielding interface, surrounds at least a portion of both the forward and rear connector bodies. The electrical contacts extend from the rear connector body into the forward connector body. A first of the electrical contacts is electrically coupled to a first conductor of a shielded cable and the second of the electrical contacts is electrically coupled to a second conductor of the shielded cable. The shield interface of the metal frame is electrically coupled to the shield of the shielded cable.

Connectors and contacts for a single twisted pair of conductors

A coupler includes a housing and a contact sub-assembly. The housing includes a channel having openings at first and second ends of the housing. The first end receives a first connector having a first pair of contacts and the second end receives a second connector having a second pair of contacts. The contact sub-assembly includes exactly one pair of coupling contacts and a body portion supporting the pair of coupling contacts. The contact sub-assembly is positioned centrally within the housing and includes an anti-rotation feature and one or more crush ribs to create an interference fit with an interior surface of the housing. The pair of coupling contacts serve to couple the first and second connectors for both power and data transmission. In certain embodiments, contacts sub-assembly utilizes a circuit board to electrically couple contacts.

A connector assembly () is disclosed in which a connector part () and a cable manager part () are provided. The cable manager part () can be provided with a rear housing (), a lacing fixture part (), and a grounding part (). In one aspect, the grounding part () provides grounding contact between an inserted cable () and the connector part (). In one aspect, the grounding part () secures the connector part () to the rear housing part (). In one example, a connector assembly () is provided with a grounding arrangement () including a plurality of deflectable grounding members () and provides grounding contact between the inserted cable () and the connector part (). In one aspect, the grounding members () each provide two points of contact against the cable ().

Connector assembly with grounding

A modular plug is disclosed as having a housing, a wire manager, an anti-snag protector, and a load bar each configured to snap-fit together to assemble the modular plug. The wire manager includes a front portion fitted within an internal cavity of the housing and a rear portion having an aperture configured to receive a terminal end of a telecommunications cable. The wire manager includes a plurality of channels, each channel having a gate configured to position a twisted pair of wires from the telecommunications cable in a stacked vertical arrangement.

Modular telecommunications plug and method

A telecommunications patch panel system () including a plurality of multiport telecommunications bezel assemblies () installed within a panel frame () is presented. The bezel assemblies () are formed from cooperating first and second frame parts () to define a plurality of jack receptacle openings (). In one example, the plurality of jack receptacles () are arranged in a two-row array. The first and second frame parts () also retain a central bonding strip () having a plurality of grounding contact elements (). The grounding contact elements () ground the jack modules () that are installed within the bezel assembly jack receptacle openings (). Where a two-row array of jack receptacle openings () is provided, the central bonding strip () can be configured to extend between the rows. The central bonding strip () can provide grounding for multiple bezel assemblies ().

High density bezel for patch panel

A modular plug is disclosed as having a housing, a wire manager, a load bar, and a rear component each configured to snap-fit together to assemble the modular plug. The wire manager has a plurality of channels axially positioned about a central axis, each channel being configured to receive a twisted pair of wires from a telecommunications cable, and each channel having a first width and a gate having a second width smaller than the first width.

An electrical connection system includes various devices and structures for improving alien crosstalk performance in a high density configuration. In certain examples, a plurality of insulation displacement contacts of a connector are arranged at angle and oriented to be symmetrical about an axial of the connector. The connector includes a connector housing and a shield cap configured to at least partially cover the connector housing. The shield cap includes a shield wall and an open side that is not closed by a shield wall. The shield wall exposes a portion of the connector when the shield cap is mounted to the connector housing. When a plurality of such connectors are arranged side by side in a high density configuration, the connectors are aligned such that the open side of the shield cap is arranged close to, or abutted to, the shield wall of the shield cap of an adjacent connector.

Electrical connector system with alien crosstalk reduction devices

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Trinity, NC, United States of America

Shawn Phillip Tobey