US 12,149,032 B2
Connector assembly with grounding
Gordon John White, Gloucester (GB); Shawn Phillip Tobey, Trinity, NC (US); and Brian J. Fitzpatrick, McKinney, TX (US)
Assigned to CommScope Technologies LLC, Hickory, NC (US)
Filed by CommScope Technologies LLC, Hickory, NC (US)
Filed on Jun. 17, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/843,502.
Application 17/843,502 is a continuation of application No. 17/018,690, filed on Sep. 11, 2020, granted, now 11,367,985.
Application 17/018,690 is a continuation of application No. 16/326,055, granted, now 10,777,953, issued on Sep. 15, 2020, previously published as PCT/US2017/045539, filed on Aug. 4, 2017.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/521,952, filed on Jun. 19, 2017.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/375,260, filed on Aug. 15, 2016.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/375,269, filed on Aug. 15, 2016.
Prior Publication US 2022/0393412 A1, Dec. 8, 2022
Int. Cl. H01R 24/00 (2011.01); H01R 13/52 (2006.01); H01R 13/627 (2006.01); H01R 13/6591 (2011.01); H01R 13/6592 (2011.01); H01R 24/64 (2011.01); H01R 43/18 (2006.01)
CPC H01R 24/64 (2013.01) [H01R 13/5213 (2013.01); H01R 13/6275 (2013.01); H01R 13/65917 (2020.08); H01R 13/6592 (2013.01); H01R 43/18 (2013.01)] 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A telecommunications assembly comprising:
a. a connector extending from a front end, defining a jack cavity, to a rear end, defining a central opening for receiving a cable, the connector having a flat top, a bottom, and side portions defining a rectangular-shaped cross section; and
b. a deflectable latch removably mounted to the connector via a pair of tabs received in oppositely positioned recesses on the connector such that the pair of tabs are flush with the flat side portions, wherein the deflectable latch includes a first portion, a second portion extending at a non-zero angle with respect to the first portion, and a third portion joining the first and second portions.