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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 18, 2019
Filed:
Dec. 18, 2017
Applicant:
Panduit Corp., Tinley Park, IL (US);
Inventor:
Joshua A. Valenti, Ferndale, MI (US);
Assignee:
Panduit Corp., Tinley Park, IL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 13/64 (2006.01); H01R 13/6461 (2011.01); H01R 24/64 (2011.01); H01R 107/00 (2006.01); H01R 13/66 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 13/6461 (2013.01); H01R 24/64 (2013.01); H01R 13/6658 (2013.01); H01R 2107/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
A communications system includes a modified RJ45 plug and a modified RJ45 jack. The communications system allows for backwards connectivity and interoperability with other RJ45 jacks and plugs by having two potential contact points on each the plug and the jack that may serve as an electrical interface between different types of connectors.