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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 29, 2009
Filed:
May. 03, 2006
Applicant:
Guy Metral, Cluses, FR;
Inventor:
Guy Metral, Cluses, FR;
Assignee:
3M Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 4/24 (2006.01); H01R 4/26 (2006.01); H01R 11/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Telecommunications modules () having contacts () adapted generally to connect wires therewith and arranged in at least one row defining a row direction (R), the contacts () comprising a length direction (L) extending substantially perpendicular to the row direction (R), wherein a projected length of at least one contact () is smaller than the projected length of at least one adjacent contact () of the same row. Methods of using and making such modules are also provided.