High density high performance telecommunications/data link and connector with tap and contact displacement assembly

Abstract

A contact alignment body (,) is provided with a plurality of alignment region grooves (,) and wire openings (,). A plurality of contact elements (,) are provided, each having a wire side end positioned in one of the alignment region grooves (,) with the wire side end extending into the wire openings (,) of the contact alignment body (,). A contact displacement member (,) is connected to the contact elements. A wire guide (,) is positioned adjacent the contact alignment body (,) and includes a plurality of wire channels (,). The wire guide (,) has a cable end of a small width and a contact alignment body end of a larger width. The wire channels (,) provide wire paths of substantially identical lengths extending from the cable end to the contact alignment body end. A cable (,) with wire terminating ends (,) are inserted in the wire channels (,) of the wire guide (,) with a contact portion of the wire terminating ends (,) extending out of the wire channels (,). The contact portions of the wire terminating ends (,) are electrically connected with corresponding contact elements (,), at the wire side ends of the contact elements (,). The cable (,), the wire guide (,) and the contact alignment body (,) are joined by positioning a portion of the cable (,), the wire guide (,) and a portion of the contact alignment body (,) in a mold and injecting material in the mold to form an overlay molded housing.