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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 14, 2017
Filed:
Oct. 25, 2016
Commscope, Inc. of North Carolina, Hickory, NC (US);
Richard A. Schumacher, Dallas, TX (US);
Scott Lynn Michaelis, Plano, TX (US);
CommScope, Inc. of North Carolina, Hickory, NC (US);
Abstract
Communications plugs are provided which include a printed circuit board having a plurality of elongated conductive traces and a plurality of plug blades. Each plug blade has a first section that extends along a top surface of the printed circuit board and a second section that extends along a front edge of the printed circuit board. Additionally, each plug blade may have a thickness that is at least twice the thickness of the elongated conductive traces. The plug blades may be low profile plug blades that are manufactured separately from the printed circuit board.