US5562479A
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Connector for unshielded twisted wire pair cables
Assignee: AT&T Inc
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Filing: 1994-06-21
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Granted: 1996-10-08
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Expires: 2014-06-21
Abstract
Abstract Disclosed is an electrical connector. A first section of the connector includes a portion for mating with another connector, A second section of the connector includes conductors in an essentially side-by-side alignment to produce crosstalk having a polarity opposite to that of the mating section.
Inventors
- 👤 Constance R. Pallas
- 👤 Clifford L. Winings
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 02:41
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01R; H01R12/00; H01R12/70; H01R12/77; H01R12/778; H01R13/00; H01R13/646; H01R13/6461; H01R13/6473; H01R12/50; H01R12/59; H01R12/65; H01R12/67; H01R12/675; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S439/00; Y10S439/941
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
105 words
An electrical connector comprising: an insulative housing; and a plurality of conductive members mounted within the housing, one end of each member in a first section being adapted for mating with another connector and an opposite end of each member in a second section being adapted for providing electrical contacts, the conductive members in the first section being arranged in at least two rows of vertically aligned pairs and; the second section including conductors positioned essentially in side-by-side alignment in a plane without crossover of any of the conductors, to provide crosstalk of a polarity which is opposite to that produced by the first section.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
105 words
An electrical connector comprising: an insulative housing; and a plurality of conductive members mounted within the housing, one end of each member in a first section being adapted for mating with another connector and an opposite end of each member in a second section being adapted for providing electrical contacts, the conductive members in the first section being arranged in at least two rows of vertically aligned pairs and; the second section including conductors positioned essentially in side-by-side alignment in a plane without crossover of any of the conductors, to provide crosstalk of a polarity which is opposite to that produced by the first section.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
36 words
The connector according to claim 1 wherein the distance between the contact ends of the members of the two rows is less than the distance between the mating ends of the members of the two rows.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
37 words
The connector according to claim 1 wherein the distance between the contact ends of the members of the two rows is essentially equal to the distance between the mating ends of the members of the two rows.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
39 words
The connector according to claim 5 wherein the mandrel comprises two parts, and the surface of predetermined length comprises an undulating surface of one of the parts which is adjacent to a complementary undulating surface of the other part.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
50 words
The connector according to claim 1 wherein the conductors are wires, and further comprising a mandrel in close proximity to one end of each member and having a surface of predetermined length on which each wire is laid so that each wire is in side-by-side alignment for the predetermined length.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
19 words
The connector according to claim 5 further comprising a hood element mounted to the housing and enclosing the mandrel.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
29 words
The connector according to claim 5 wherein the mandrel surface includes a plurality of grooves for aligning the wires with associated conductive members and maintaining spacing between the wires.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
37 words
The connector according to claim 5 wherein the wires comprise a plurality of twisted wire pairs, and the spacing between wires in a pair is at least equal to one-half the distance between centerlines of adjacent pairs.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
24 words
The connector according to claim 1 wherein the conductors in the second section are integral extensions of the conductive members in the first section.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
17 words
The connector according to claim 9 wherein the conductive members are formed on a printed circuit board.
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