Communications connector system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9859663-B2
Application number	US-201615052630-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 24, 2016
Priority date	Mar 15, 2013
Publication date	Jan 2, 2018
Grant date	Jan 2, 2018

Abstract

Shields, wire connectors, crimping devices, and wire managers. At least some of the shields are used with a cable that includes a jacket surrounding wire pairs, and a different pair shield surrounding each wire pair. Such shields include a compressible member positioned adjacent end portions of a portion of the wire pairs. The compressible member presses a conductive member against the pair shield surrounding each wire pair in the portion of wire pairs. At least some of the wire connectors include a conductive body positionable alongside a selected wire having a connector surrounded circumferentially by an insulating jacket. The body includes a receptacle with a tapered opening defined between first and second edge portions of the body. As a portion of the selected wire passes through the opening into the receptacle, the first and second edge portions cut through the insulating jacket to contact the conductor.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A shield for use with a cable comprising a cable jacket surrounding a plurality of wire pairs, and a different pair shield surrounding each wire pair, end portions of the wire pairs extending outwardly from the cable jacket, the shield comprising one or more compressible members positioned adjacent the end portions of at least a portion of the wire pairs, the one or more compressible members being configured to press one or more conductive members against the pair shield surrounding each wire pair in the portion of wire pairs.

2. The shield of claim 1 , further comprising:
a housing configured to compress the one or more compressible members.

3. A shield for use with a cable comprising a plurality of wire pairs, and a different pair shield surrounding each pair, the shield comprising:
a compressible body portion having a plurality of open-ended channels formed therein, the plurality of channels comprising a different corresponding channel for each of at least a portion of the wire pairs, each of the channels being configured to house both the wire pair corresponding to the channel and the pair shield surrounding the wire pair; and
at least one conductive portion positioned inside at least a portion of the channels, when both the wire pair corresponding to each channel in the portion of channels and the pair shield surrounding the wire pair are housed inside the corresponding channel, the compressible body portion being sufficiently compressible to press the at least one conductive portion into contact with the pair shield surrounding the wire pair housed inside each of the channels in the portion of channels.

4. The shield of claim 3 for use with the plurality of wire pairs comprising a first, second, third, and fourth wire pair, wherein the plurality of open-ended channels comprises a first, second, third, and fourth channels,
the first, second, third, and fourth channels correspond to the first, second, third, and fourth wire pairs, respectively,
the at least one conductive portion comprises a first conductive portion, and a second conductive portion,
the first conductive portion is positioned inside the second and third channels, and
the second conductive portion is positioned inside the first and fourth channels.

5. The shield of claim 4 , wherein the first and second conductive portions are constructed from a metal foil, or a plastic film with a conductive coating.

6. The shield of claim 4 , wherein the compressible body portion is constructed from foam.

7. The shield of claim 3 , further comprising a housing configured to sufficiently compress the compressible body portion to press the at least one conductive portion into contact with the pair shield surrounding the wire pair housed inside each of the channels in the portion of channels.

8. A connection comprising:
a cable comprising a cable jacket surrounding a plurality of wire pairs, and a different pair shield surrounding each wire pair, end portions of the wire pairs and an end portion of the pair shield surrounding each wire pair extending outwardly from the cable jacket;
a communications connector configured to be coupled to the end portions of each of the plurality of wire pairs; and
a shield assembly having a first conductive portion configured to contact the end portion of the pair shield surrounding each of a first portion of the wire pairs.

9. The connection of claim 8 , wherein the shield assembly comprises a body portion having a different channel for each of the first portion of wire pairs, the channel housing both the end portion of the wire pair and the end portion of the pair shield surrounding the wire pair.

10. The connection of claim 9 , wherein a portion of the conductive portion extends inside each different channel and contacts the end portion of the pair shield housed therein.

11. The connection of claim 10 , wherein the end portion of the pair shield housed inside each different channel terminates inside the channel and does not exit therefrom.

12. The connection of claim 8 , wherein the shield assembly is slidable with respect to the end portions of the first portion of wire pairs.

13. The connection of claim 8 , wherein the shield assembly has a second conductive portion configured to contact the end portion of the pair shield surrounding each of a different second portion of the wire pairs.

14. The connection of claim 8 , wherein the shield assembly is positioned between an end of the cable jacket and the communications connector.

15. The connection of claim 8 , wherein the shield assembly further comprises a housing and a compressible portion adjacent the first conductive portion, the housing being configured to sufficiently compress the compressible portion to press the first conductive portion into contact with the end portion of the pair shield surrounding each of the first portion of the wire pairs.

Assignees

• Leviton Manufacturing Co

Inventors

• Sparrowhawk Bryan L
• Taylor Bret

Classifications

• H01R13/65807

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H01R4/24

  Connections using contact members penetrating or cutting insulation or cable strands · CPC title

• H01R13/6593 Primary

  the shield being composed of different pieces · CPC title

• H01R13/6585

  Shielding material individually surrounding or interposed between mutually spaced contacts · CPC title

• H01R4/2416

  the contact members having insulation-cutting edges, e.g. of tuning fork type · CPC title