Electrical connectors – With or comprising removable circuit modifying arrangement
Patent
1999-04-15
2000-08-29
Stephan, Steven L.
Electrical connectors
With or comprising removable circuit modifying arrangement
439170, 439941, H01R 2900
Patent
active
061099430
ABSTRACT:
A selectable compatibility electrical connector plug has a substantially hollow housing member and a plurality of contact members extending from a cable connection end to a connector end. A circuit member having circuit components thereon is affixed within the housing with the circuit components being spaced from the contact members or leads. In open embodiment, actuator members contact the leads and project above the exterior surface of the housing. When the plug is inserted into a low performance jack, the actuator members force the leads against the circuit components to produce crosstalk and transmission loss characteristics of a low performance plug. When the plug is removed from the jack, the resilience of the leads forces the actuators up into a neutral position. The actuators may be buttons, toggles, or, in one embodiment, bowed portions of the leads which project above the surface of the housing.
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Lucent Technologies - Inc.
Patel T. C.
Stephan Steven L.
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