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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 30, 2002
Filed:
Jan. 15, 1999
John A. Siemon, Woodbury, CT (US);
Randy J. Below, Cheshire, CT (US);
Brian Tulley, Naugatuck, CT (US);
Robert C. Carlson, Jr., Torrington, CT (US);
Olindo J. Savi, Berlin, CT (US);
The Siemon Company, Watertown, CT (US);
Abstract
A wiring connecting system having superior electrical transmission performance with reduced cross talk and improved lacing and termination features is disclosed and includes a base, a wire strip mountable to the base, a connecting block for housing a plurality of electrical contacts and a plurality of cross talk barriers disposed within the connecting block for isolating pairs of the electrical contacts. The wire strip has a plurality of first and second posts alternating along its length. The second posts have a greater width than the first posts. A connecting block for housing a plurality of electrical contacts mounts onto the wire strip. An upper end of the connecting block includes a plurality of first and second teeth alternating along its length with the second teeth have a greater width than the first teeth. The electrical contacts extend from the lower end of the housing to generally align with the openings of the wire strip. A plurality of barriers for electrically shielding pairs of the electrical contacts are disposed within the connecting block housing and substantially surround respective pairs of the electrical contacts. A plug for connecting a cable having a plurality of wires to the connecting block is also disclosed.