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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 02, 1986
Filed:
Oct. 21, 1985
Applicant:
Inventor:
Robert H Knickerbocker, Cheshire, CT (US);
Assignee:
The Siemon Company, Watertown, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
339 / ; 3391 / ;
Abstract
A 'universal' eight wire modular plug capable of insertion into any 6 or 8 wire modular jack is presented. The modular plug comprises eight conductive contacts, each conductive contact respectively attached to a wire leading therefrom, all of which are encased in an insulating housing. The eight wire modular plug housing has a streamlined configuration which permits entry thereof into any 6 or 8 wire modular jack. A pair of ramps are also provided to the modular plug to insure snap-fitting into certain 6 wire jacks having interior obstructions.