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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 2015
Filed:
Jun. 03, 2010
Douglas Francis Parham, Jr., Pelham, NH (US);
Zbigniew Woronko, Haverhill, MA (US);
David Andrew Gallagher, Plaistow, NH (US);
Douglas Francis Parham, Jr., Pelham, NH (US);
Zbigniew Woronko, Haverhill, MA (US);
David Andrew Gallagher, Plaistow, NH (US);
L-COM, Inc., North Andover, MA (US);
Abstract
The invention relates to a twisted pair cable and connector combination comprising a cable having a plurality of twisted pairs, each twisted pair comprising a first conductor and a second conductor, an electrical connector having an electrical connection element for each conductor of the cable and a window through which the conductors of the cable enter the connector, wherein each conductor in the cable is electrically coupled to a one of the electrical connection elements in the electrical connector, and a guide element disposed adjacent the window for guiding the twisted pairs into the connector, the guide element having a distal end and a proximal end and a length there between, the guide element curved over the length and including at least one channel running along the length of the guide element body for each twisted pair, the guide element gradually transitioning over the length from a first cross sectional shape wherein said channels are disposed in a pattern relative to each other corresponding to the relative positions of the twisted pairs in the cable to a second cross sectional shape wherein the channels are disposed in a pattern relative to each other corresponding to the relative positions of the electrical connection elements of the connector.