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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 17, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 11, 2016
Panduit Corp., Tinley Park, IL (US);
Joshua A. Valenti, Wheeling, IL (US);
Panduit Corp., Tinley Park, IL (US);
Abstract
In an embodiment, the present invention is a communication system that includes a communication plug including a plug housing and a plurality of plug contacts positioned at least partially within the plug housing, and a communication jack including a jack housing and a plurality of plug interface contacts (PICs) at least partially positioned within the jack housing. The communication plug and the communication jack are configured to mate together in a first configuration where each of the plug contacts interfaces one of the PICs along the respective plug contact's first section. The communication plug and the communication jack are further configured to mate together in a second configuration where each of the plug contacts interfaces one of the PICs along the respective plug contact's second section, the second section being different than the respective first section.