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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:
Jun. 19, 2001
Filed:
Sep. 15, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Bassel H. Daoud, Parsippany, NJ (US);
David S. Kerr, Morris Plains, NJ (US);
Christopher Helmstetter, Bridgewater, NJ (US);
Antonio A. Figueiredo, Long Valley, NJ (US);
George Debalko, Long Valley, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Avaya Technology Corp., Basking Ridge, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 4/24 ; H01R 4/26 ; H01R 1/120 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 4/24 ; H01R 4/26 ; H01R 1/120 ;
Abstract
A modular plug assembly is provided which includes a modular plug body, and an insulation displacement connector (IDC), having a terminal body and a terminal strip. The assembly is formed to engage a wire, including a multi-conductor wire, and be inserted into a modular jack to form an electrical connection between the wire and the modular jack. Any length of wire can be used, and in the preferred embodiment of the invention, the assembly engages the wire in a toolless manner.