Claims
- 1. A modular jack assembly comprising:
- (a) an insulative housing comprising a first longitudinal wall, a second longitudinal wall superimposed over said first longitudinal wall in spaced parallel relation and a third longitudinal wall superimposed over the second longitudinal wall in spaced parallel relation and wherein there is a first pair of spaced transverse walls interposed between the first and second longitudinal wall to form a first plug receiving port and there is a second pair of spaced transverse walls interposed between the second and third longitudinal wall to form a second plug receiving port and said first plug receiving port is positioned generally beneath the second plug receiving port and is longitudinally displaced from said second plug receiving port by from about 0.020" to about 0.060";
- (b) a first insulative insert having base and upper sides and rear end terminal ends and being positioned so that its terminal end extends into the first plug receiving port; and said first insulative insert has a plurality of contacts; and
- (c) a second insulative insert having base and upper sides and rear and terminal ends and being positioned so that its terminal end extends into the second plug receiving port and said second insulative insert has a plurality of contacts, and at least one of said contacts on said second insulative insert is longitudinally positioned between contacts on said first insulative insert.
- 2. The modular jack assembly of claim 1 wherein the first plug receiving port is longitudinally displaced from the second plug receiving port by about 0.020".
- 3. The modular jack assembly of claim 1 wherein the first plug receiving port is longitudinally displaced from the second plug receiving port by about 0.040".
- 4. The modular jack assembly of claim 1 wherein the first plug receiving port is longitudinally displaced from the second plug receiving port by about 0.060".
- 5. The modular jack assembly of claim 1 wherein there are a plurality of pairs of spaced transverse walls interposed between the first and second longitudinal walls to form a plurality of first plug receiving ports and there are a plurality of spaced transverse walls interposed between the second and third longitudinal walls to form a plurality of second plug receiving ports.
- 6. The modular jack assembly of claim 5 wherein there are a plurality of first insulative inserts and each of said inserts has a base and an upper side and a rear end terminal end and each of said first insulative inserts is positioned in one of said first plurality of plug receiving ports such that its terminal end extends into one of the first plug receiving parts.
- 7. The modular jack assembly of claim 6 wherein there are a plurality of second insulative inserts and each of said first insulative inserts has a base and an upper side and a rear end terminal end and each of said second insulative inserts is positioned in one of said first plurality of plug receiving ports such that its terminal end extends into one of the first plug receiving ports.
- 8. The modular jack assembly of claim 7 wherein each of the first plug receiving ports is longitudinally displaced from one of the second plug receiving ports by about 0.020" or more.
- 9. The modular jack assembly of claim 8 wherein the first plug receiving port is longitudinally displaced from the second plug receiving port by from about 0.020" to about 0.060".
- 10. The modular jack assembly of claim 9 wherein the first plug receiving port is longitudinally displaced from the second plug receiving port by about 0.020".
- 11. The modular jack assembly of claim 9 wherein the first plug receiving port is longitudinally displaced from the second plug receiving port by about 0.040".
- 12. The modular jack assembly of claim 9 wherein the first plug receiving port is longitudinally displaced from the second plug receiving port by about 0.060".
- 13. A method of assembling a modular jack comprising the steps of:
- (a) providing an insulative housing comprising: a first longitudinal wall, a second longitudinal wall superimposed over said first longitudinal wall in spaced parallel relation and a third longitudinal wall superimposed over the second longitudinal wall in spaced parallel relation and wherein there is a first pair of spaced transverse walls interposed between the first and second longitudinal wall to form a first plug receiving port and there is a second pair of spaced transverse walls interposed between the second and third longitudinal wall to form a second plug receiving port and said first plug receiving port is and positioned generally beneath the second plug receiving port and is longitudinally displaced from said second plug receiving port by from about 0.020" to about 0.060",
- (b) positioning a first insulative insert having base and upper sides and rear end terminal ends that its terminal end extends into the first plug receiving port; and said first insulative insert has a plurality of contacts; and
- (c) positioning a second insulative insert having base and upper sides and rear end terminal ends so that its terminal end extends into the second plug receiving port and said second insulative insert has a plurality of contacts, and at least one of said contacts on said second insulative insert is longitudinally positioned between contacts on said first insulative insert.
- 14. The method of claim 13 wherein the first plug receiving port is longitudinally displaced from the second plug receiving port by about 0.020".
- 15. The method of claim 13 wherein the first plug receiving port is longitudinally displaced from the second plug receiving port by about 0.040".
- 16. The method of claim 13 wherein the first plug receiving port is longitudinally displaced from the second plug receiving port by about 0.060".
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
This application claims rights under U.S. application Ser. No. 60/076,844 (CR-4521P) entitled "Double Deck Gang Jack Exhibiting Suppressed Mutual Crosstalk", filed Mar. 5, 1998.
This is related to application Ser. No. 60/076,894 (EL-8057 P) entitled "Stacked Double Deck Modular Gang Jack Connector", filed Mar. 5, 1998.
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