Electrical connectors – With insulation other than conductor sheath – Plural-contact coupling part
Reexamination Certificate
1999-03-09
2001-01-09
Patel, T. C. (Department: 2839)
Electrical connectors
With insulation other than conductor sheath
Plural-contact coupling part
Reexamination Certificate
active
06171153
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to electrical connectors and more particularly the modular gang jack connectors.
2. Brief Description Prior Developments
A variety of types of modular jacks are disclosed in the prior art. For example, the Electronics Industry Association and the Telecommunications Industry Association have established categories of modular jacks representing performance standards, e.g. category
3
, category
4
and category
5
. Various inductive filter designs and capacitive designs are also manufactured.
Such performance related characteristics may be reflected in the overall structure of the insulative insert for each type of modular jack, and a particular insulative housing will ordinarily be required to receive a particular type of insulative insert. Because of this limitation, only one type of insert may be employed with a particular type of housing. Furthermore, in multiple part housings, all the inserts will generally have to be of the same kind. A need, therefore, exists for a multiple jack assembly which will afford the user greater flexibility in the matching of inserts and housings.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
In the modular jack assembly of the present invention, there is now an insulative housing which has a top and bottom wall and opposed lateral walls. These wall structures define an interior section which has front and rear open ends. The insulative housing is inserted from the rear open end so that it is superimposed over it and so that its front section extends perpendicularly toward the front open end. Means are provided on the housing so that the insulated insert may be engaged either at its first rear section or its second perpendicular section. By means of this configuration a common outer insulated housing can be used to receive a variety of different types of inserts such as category
4
, category
5
, inductive filters, or capacitive filters.
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European Search Report No. EP 97 10 3252 Dated Jun. 4, 1997.
Berg Technology Inc.
Hamilla Brian J.
Page M. Richard
Patel T. C.
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