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US6475009B2
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Industrial telecommunications connector
Assignee: Siemon Co
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Filing: 2001-06-04
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Granted: 2002-11-05
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Expires: 2021-06-04
Abstract
Abstract A telecommunications connector is provided including a plug assembly having a plug housing, a first mating means, and a first seal member, the plug housing including a plug retaining means for receiving and selectively retaining a plug having a cable attached thereto, and the plug housing further including a latch defeat. The telecommunications connector also includes a jack assembly having a jack housing, a second mating means, and a second seal member wherein the jack housing includes a jack retaining means for receiving and selectively retaining a jack. The first mating means and the second mating means are engageable such that, when engaged, the jack receives the plug, the first sealing member forms a first seal between the plug assembly and the jack assembly, and the second seal forms a second seal between the jack assembly and a connector housing.
Inventors
- 👤 Randy J. Below
- 👤 Arthur D. Bauer
- 👤 Ronald T. Briggs, Jr.
- 👤 Joseph D. Bucciaglia
- 👤 Robert C. Carlson, Sr.
- 👤 Frederick W. Mitchell, III
- 👤 Michael A. Salvietti
- 👤 John A. Siemon
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 03:06
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01R; H01R24/00; H01R24/60; H01R24/62; H01R24/64; H01R13/00; H01R13/46; H01R13/52; H01R13/5219; H01R13/62; H01R13/622; H01R13/73; H01R13/74; H01R13/746
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 22
Claim 1
Independent Claim
139 words
A telecommunications connector comprising: a plug assembly including a plug housing, a first mating means, and a first seal member wherein the plug housing includes a plug retaining means for receiving and selectively retaining a plug having a cable attached thereto, and wherein the plug housing further includes a latch defeat; and a jack assembly including a jack housing, a second mating means, and a second seal member wherein the jack housing includes a jack retaining means for receiving and selectively retaining a jack; wherein the first mating means and the second mating means are engageable such that, when engaged, the jack receives the plug, wherein the first sealing member forms a first seal between the plug assembly and the jack assembly, and the second seal member forms a second seal between the jack assembly and a connector housing.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
139 words
A telecommunications connector comprising: a plug assembly including a plug housing, a first mating means, and a first seal member wherein the plug housing includes a plug retaining means for receiving and selectively retaining a plug having a cable attached thereto, and wherein the plug housing further includes a latch defeat; and a jack assembly including a jack housing, a second mating means, and a second seal member wherein the jack housing includes a jack retaining means for receiving and selectively retaining a jack; wherein the first mating means and the second mating means are engageable such that, when engaged, the jack receives the plug, wherein the first sealing member forms a first seal between the plug assembly and the jack assembly, and the second seal member forms a second seal between the jack assembly and a connector housing.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
38 words
The telecommunications connector of claim 1 , wherein the plug includes a latching member for latching with the jack and wherein the latch defeat retains the latching member in a position to prevent said latching with the jack.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
26 words
The telecommunications connector of claim 1 , wherein the second seal member is compressible between a sealing surface of the jack housing and the connector housing.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
57 words
The telecommunications connector of claim 1 , wherein the plug retaining means comprises a receptacle formed at an interior of the plug housing and a plug retaining latch located within the receptacle, wherein the receptacle receives the plug and the plug retaining latch engages the plug to prevent movement of the plug relative to the plug housing.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
52 words
The telecommunications connector of claim 1 , wherein the jack retaining means includes retaining openings formed at one end of the jack housing and latching walls adjacent the retaining openings, the retaining openings for receiving at least one latch member formed on the jack, the latch member latching to the latching walls.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
23 words
The telecommunications connector of claim 1 , wherein the plug assembly and the jack assembly are keyed to be engaged in one direction.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
73 words
The telecommunications connector of claim 1 , wherein a contact portion of the jack protrudes from the jack housing at a first end, the first end being located within the connector housing, the jack assembly further comprising a third seal member disposed between a printed circuit board and the first end, the third seal member forming a third seal around the protruding portion and between the first end and the printed circuit board.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
61 words
The telecommunications connector of claim 7 , wherein the third seal member includes compressible raised portions formed on a first side and on a second side, the first side being opposite the second side, the third seal being formed by compressed raised portions between the first side and the first end and between the second side and the printed circuit board.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
62 words
The telecommunications connector of claim 1 , wherein the first mating means comprises a mating pin and the second mating means comprises a spiral mating groove formed in a portion of the jack housing, the spiral mating groove slidably receiving the mating pin and retaining the mating pin in a lock position to said engage the plug assembly and the jack assembly.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
20 words
The telecommunications connector of claim 1 wherein said plug is an RJ-45 plug and said jack is an RJ-45 jack.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
13 words
The telecommunications connector of claim 1 wherein said cable is a wire cable.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
156 words
A telecommunications connector comprising: a plug assembly including a plug housing and a first mating means, the plug housing including a first seal member disposed in a plug groove formed in the plug housing and a second seal member disposed at a first contact surface formed on the plug housing; and a jack assembly including a jack housing and a second matings means, the jack housing including a third seal member disposed in a jack groove formed in the jack housing; wherein the first mating means and the second mating means are engageable such that, when engaged, the second seal member forms a second seal between the first contact surface and a second contact surface formed on the jack housing, wherein the first seal member forms a first seal between the plug housing and the first mating means, and the third seal member forms a third seal between the jack housing and the first mating means.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
156 words
A telecommunications connector comprising: a plug assembly including a plug housing and a first mating means, the plug housing including a first seal member disposed in a plug groove formed in the plug housing and a second seal member disposed at a first contact surface formed on the plug housing; and a jack assembly including a jack housing and a second matings means, the jack housing including a third seal member disposed in a jack groove formed in the jack housing; wherein the first mating means and the second mating means are engageable such that, when engaged, the second seal member forms a second seal between the first contact surface and a second contact surface formed on the jack housing, wherein the first seal member forms a first seal between the plug housing and the first mating means, and the third seal member forms a third seal between the jack housing and the first mating means.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
62 words
The telecommunications connector of claim 12 , wherein the first mating means comprises a mating pin and the second mating means comprises a spiral mating groove formed in a portion of the jack housing, the spiral mating groove slidably receiving the mating pin and retaining the mating pin in a lock position to said engage the plug assembly and the jack assembly.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
22 words
The telecommunications connector of claim 13 wherein the first seal and the third seal prevent substances from entering the spiral mating groove.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
24 words
The telecommunications connector of claim 12 wherein the first seal member, the second seal member, and the third seal member are compressible annular members.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
56 words
The telecommunications connector of claim 12 , further comprising a plug releasably retained within the plug housing and a jack releasably retained within the jack housing, wherein one end of the plug extends partially from the plug housing and at an opposite end a cable is attached to the plug and extends from the plug housing.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
28 words
The telecommunications connector of claim 16 , wherein the jack housing extends beyond the jack such that jack receives the plug at an interior of the jack housing.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
61 words
The telecommunications connector of claim 12 , further comprising a plug releasably retained within the plug housing and a jack releasably retained within the jack housing, wherein the plug includes a latching member for latching with the jack and the plug housing includes a latch defeat for retaining the latching member in a position to prevent said latching with the jack.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
20 words
The telecommunications connector of claim 12 wherein said plug is an RJ-45 plug and said jack is an RJ-45 jack.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
15 words
The telecommunications connector of claim 12 further comprising a wire cable coupled to said plug.
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