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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 13, 1993
Filed:
Aug. 06, 1992
Frank P Baker, III, Chatham, NJ (US);
Golam M Choudhury, Chatham, NJ (US);
W John Denkmann, Carmel, IN (US);
Willard A Dix, Noblesville, IN (US);
Lyndon D Ensz, Omaha, NE (US);
William T Spitz, Indianapolis, IN (US);
AT&T Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill, NJ (US);
Abstract
A plug for interconnecting a pair of wires at its input with a pair of insulation displacement connectors (IDC) at its output is improved. The plug comprises a dielectric housing and a pair of non-insulated conductors within the housing that cross over and are spaced-apart from each other. Each conductor comprises a generally flat blade portion for insertion into an IDC at one end, and a terminal for making electrical contact with a wire at the other. In the illustrative embodiment of the invention, the terminal comprises an insulation displacement connector. Additionally, the conductors are identical to each other, but are reverse-mounted with respect to each other to achieve crossover.