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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 19, 2017
Filed:
Apr. 23, 2015
Commscope Technologies Llc, Hickory, NC (US);
Steven Richard Bopp, Jamestown, NC (US);
Paul John Pepe, Clemmons, NC (US);
CommScope Technologies LLC, Hickory, NC (US);
Abstract
A shield cap is mounted to an electrical connector for reducing crosstalk between adjoining electrical connectors. The shield cap includes a body portion and opposite shield plates. The body portion is configured to engage the electrical connector and is formed from a non-conductive material. The opposite shield plates are connected to opposite sides of the body portion and configured to at least partially cover one or more insulation displacement contacts exposed from the electrical connector. The electrical connector includes a wire termination conductor configured to be connected to a wire conductor of a cable. The wire termination conductor is at least partially coated with a shielding layer.