US 12,266,892 B2
Connectors and contacts for a single twisted pair of conductors
Shawn Phillip Tobey, Trinity, NC (US); Paul John Pepe, Clemmons, NC (US); Scott Martin Keith, Plano, TX (US); and Jeffrey A. Oberski, Lucas, TX (US)
Assigned to CommScope Technologies LLC, Hickory, NC (US)
Filed by COMMSCOPE TECHNOLOGIES LLC, Hickory, NC (US)
Filed on Jun. 13, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/838,530.
Application 17/838,530 is a continuation of application No. 16/975,891, granted, now 11,362,463, previously published as PCT/US2019/019660, filed on Feb. 26, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/693,583, filed on Jul. 3, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/671,738, filed on May 15, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/635,227, filed on Feb. 26, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2023/0071501 A1, Mar. 9, 2023
Int. Cl. H01R 13/64 (2006.01); H01R 4/2433 (2018.01); H01R 12/58 (2011.01); H01R 13/11 (2006.01); H01R 13/502 (2006.01); H01R 13/6463 (2011.01); H01R 13/6581 (2011.01); H01R 13/6591 (2011.01); H01R 13/6594 (2011.01); H01R 31/06 (2006.01); H01R 43/01 (2006.01); H01R 43/20 (2006.01)
CPC H01R 13/6463 (2013.01) [H01R 4/2433 (2013.01); H01R 12/58 (2013.01); H01R 13/112 (2013.01); H01R 13/502 (2013.01); H01R 13/6581 (2013.01); H01R 13/65915 (2020.08); H01R 13/6594 (2013.01); H01R 31/06 (2013.01); H01R 43/01 (2013.01); H01R 43/20 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A connector comprising:
a forward connector body;
a rear connector body that interfaces with the forward connector body, the rear connector body including a first conductor-directing channel oriented in a first direction and a second conductor-directing channel oriented in a second direction that is opposite the first direction; and
exactly one pair of electrical contacts comprising a first electrical contact and a second electrical contact each of which extend from the rear connector body into the forward connector body.