US 11,710,910 B2
Field terminable single pair ethernet connector
Benjamin S. Novak, Lockport, IL (US); Satish I. Patel, Roselle, IL (US); and Sean W. Lenz, Countryside, IL (US)
Assigned to Panduit Corp., Tinley Park, IL (US)
Appl. No. 17/271,889
Filed by Panduit Corp., Tinley Park, IL (US)
PCT Filed Sep. 5, 2019, PCT No. PCT/US2019/049764
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Feb. 26, 2021,
PCT Pub. No. WO2020/051340, PCT Pub. Date Mar. 12, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/727,189, filed on Sep. 5, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2021/0344126 A1, Nov. 4, 2021
Int. Cl. H01R 4/2433 (2018.01); H01R 13/502 (2006.01); H01R 13/58 (2006.01); H01R 24/64 (2011.01)
CPC H01R 4/2433 (2013.01) [H01R 13/502 (2013.01); H01R 13/5825 (2013.01); H01R 13/5829 (2013.01); H01R 24/64 (2013.01); H01R 2201/04 (2013.01)] 1 Claim
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A communication connector comprising:
an outer housing;
a shielding wrap at least partially surrounding the outer housing;
a contact retainer containing at least two contacts with insulation displacement contacts (IDCs) contained within the outer housing; and
a wire cap configured to be inserted into the outer housing in a same direction as the mating of the connector to an associated connector and contact retainer wherein the wire cap is further configured to orient conductors of a cable perpendicular to a direction of insertion of the cable into the wire cap and wherein the wire cap further has pivotally attached strain relief legs to provide strain releif to the cable when the wire cap is inserted into the contact retainer and outer housing.