Modular jack assembly and universal housing for use therein

Claim 1

A modular jack assembly comprising: (a) an outer insulative housing having top and bottom walls and opposed lateral walls all defining an interior section and said housing also having front and rear open ends; (b) an insulative insert having a first section superimposed over the rear open end of the insulative housing and a second section extending generally perpendicularly from the first section into the interior section of the housing and wherein said insulative insert has a base side and an upper side and a rear side on the first section and a terminal end on the second and a plurality of wires extend from said base side to said top side and then perpendicularly to said terminal end and then downwardly; (c) means on the outer insulative housing for selectively engaging the insulative insert at either its first section or at its second section; and (d) wherein the wires extend downwardly from the base side and on the rear side of the bottom wall of insulative housing, there are a plurality of V-shaped grooves each of which grooves serves to initially align, then precisely position one of said wires as the insulative insert is engaged with the insulative housing and the wires are arranged in first and second parallel spaced rows and there are a first group of deeper V-shaped grooves and a second group of shallower V-shaped grooves and wires in the first row engage the first group of deeper V-shaped grooves and wires in the second row engage the second group of shallower V-shaped grooves.