Claims
- 1. A connector for cordage having one or more twisted pairs, comprising two or more conducting contacts and a wire guide adapted to distribute the twisted pairs and individual wires of the twisted pairs from the cordage to corresponding contacts, the wire guide having two or more channels for receiving the twisted pairs and the individual wires and for controlling twist rates and routing paths of the twisted pairs and the individual wires between the cordage and the contacts, wherein the wire guide has one or more beveled structural components adapted to assist in the separation of the individual wires from the twisted pairs.
- 2. The connector of claim 1, further comprising a contact base adapted to receive the contacts and adapted to be mounted onto the wire guide to form a contact base/wire guide sub-assembly, and top and bottom covers adapted to be mounted onto the contact base/wire guide sub-assembly.
- 3. The connector of claim 1, wherein each beveled structural component has a pyramidal shape.
- 4. The connector of claim 2, wherein each contact has an insulation displacing contact (IDC) adapted to form an electrical connection with a corresponding wire of the cordage when the contact base is mounted onto the wire guide.
- 5. The connector of claim 2, wherein the contact base is adapted to receive one or more top contacts onto a top side of the contact base and one or more bottom contacts onto a bottom side of the contact base, wherein each pair of top and bottom contacts forms a TIP-RING pair.
- 6. A connector for cordage having one or more twisted pairs, 2 comprising:
- (a) a contact base adapted to receive two or more conducting contacts;
- (b) a wire guide having one or more channels for distributing the twisted pairs and individual wires of the twisted pairs from the cordage to corresponding contacts of the contact base, wherein the contact base is adapted to be mounted onto the wire guide to form a contact base/wire guide sub-assembly and the wire guide has one or more beveled structural components adapted to assist in the separation of the individual wires from the twisted pairs;
- (c) a bottom cover adapted to be mounted onto a bottom side of the contact base/wire guide sub-assembly; and
- (d) a top cover adapted to be mounted onto a top side of the contact base/wire guide sub-assembly.
- 7. The connector of claim 6, wherein each contact has an IDC adapted to form an electrical connection with a corresponding wire of the cordage when the contact base is mounted onto the wire guide.
- 8. The connector of claim 6, wherein the contact base is adapted to receive one or more top contacts onto a top side of the contact base and one or more bottom contacts onto a bottom side of the contact base, wherein each pair of top and bottom contacts forms a TIP-RING pair.
- 9. The connector of claim 6, wherein each beveled structural component has a pyramidal shape.
- 10. A connector for cordage having one or more twisted pairs, comprising:
- (a) a contact base adapted to receive one or more top contacts onto a top side of the contact base and one or more bottom contacts onto a bottom side of the contact base, wherein each pair of top and bottom contacts forms a TIP-RING pair and the top contacts have the same design as the bottom contacts;
- (b) a wire guide having one or more channels for distributing the twisted pairs and individual wires of the twisted pairs from the cordage to corresponding contacts of the contact base, wherein the contact base is adapted to be mounted onto the wire guide to form a contact base/wire guide sub-assembly;
- (c) a bottom cover adapted to be mounted onto a bottom side of the contact base/wire guide sub-assembly; and
- (d) a top cover adapted to be mounted onto a top side of the contact base/wire guide sub-assembly.
- 11. The connector of claim 10, wherein each contact has an IDC adapted to form an electrical connection with a corresponding wire of the cordage when the contact base is mounted onto the wire guide.
- 12. The connector of claim 10, wherein the wire guide has one or more structural components adapted to assist in the separation of the individual wires from the twisted pairs.
- 13. The connector of claim 12, wherein each structural component has a beveled shape.
- 14. The connector of claim 13, wherein each structural component has a pyramidal shape.
Parent Case Info
This application is related to U.S. patent application Ser. No. 08/858,234, filed May 19, 1997 as Baker 4-6-8-6, and to U.S. patent application Ser. No. 08/923,741, filed Sep. 2, 1997 as Adriaenssens 3-7-4-11-6, the teachings of both of which are incorporated herein by reference.
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