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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 15, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 31, 2014
Applicant:
Adc Telecommunications, Inc., Berwyn, PA (US);
Inventors:
Loren J. Mattson, Richfield, MN (US);
Gordon John White, Gloucester, GB;
Assignee:
ADC Telecommunications, Inc., Berwyn, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 13/56 (2006.01); H01R 13/58 (2006.01); H01B 13/22 (2006.01); H04Q 1/02 (2006.01); H01B 11/00 (2006.01); H01R 43/20 (2006.01); H01R 9/03 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 13/58 (2013.01); H01B 11/00 (2013.01); H01B 13/22 (2013.01); H01R 13/5829 (2013.01); H01R 43/20 (2013.01); H04Q 1/135 (2013.01); H01R 9/035 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49117 (2015.01);
Abstract
A patch cord including a connector attached to an end of an electrical cable. The connector includes a boot member that slides over a portion of a wire manager to actuate a retention arrangement of the connector. Certain types of retention arrangements are actuated by deflecting flexible tabs of the wire manager inwardly to bite into at least an outer jacket of the electrical cable.