Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
94 words
A shielded electrical connector for data transmission,
comprising an insulating housing (4,404,520) having at
least two signal terminals (30,560), each of which includes
a forward contact section (36,658) and a rear wire
connecting section (34,565), a wire stuffer cap (180,522)
for urging wires to be terminated into connection with the
rear wire connecting sections, and outer shielding
(130,160;330,360;460;516,518) at least partially
surrounding the insulating housing, characterised in that
the stuffer cap (180,522) includes an axially extending
slot (194,622) and cross talk shielding (200,480,524) is
disposed between the terminals and in the axially extending
slot.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
34 words
The connector of claim 1, wherein the housing (4,404)
includes a slot (50,450) between the forward contact
sections (36) and a cross talk shield is disposed in the
slot between the forward contact sections.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
29 words
The connector of claim 1, wherein the housing (520)
includes a slot (650) between the forward contact sections
(658) which slot serves to establish an air-gap between the
contacts.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
32 words
The connector of claim 1, 2 or 3, wherein the cross
talk shield (480) located in the slot (194) of the stuffer
cap (180) is integrally formed with the outer shielding
(460).
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
40 words
The connector of claim 1, 2 or 3, wherein the cross
talk shield (200,524) located in the slot (194,622) of the
stuffer cap (180,522) is separate from the outer shielding
and is engaged therewith by one or more tabs (212,636).
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
35 words
The connector of any one of the preceding claims,
wherein the cross talk shield (524) in the slot (622) of
the stuffer cap includes a rearward extension (630) which
extends rearwardly beyond the stuffer cap.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
51 words
The connector of claim 6, including at least two
different apertures via which a cable (526) is connectable
to the terminals (560) and wherein the rear extension (630)
comprises a rear rudder portion (638) which is bendable to
a desired orientation to accommodate connection of the
cable via a selected aperture.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
57 words
The connector of claim 6 or 7 which is a four position
connector having four terminals (560), wherein the cross
talk shield (524) of the stuffer cap (522) separates the
four terminals into two pairs for receiving two pairs of
twisted cable (528,530), and the rearward extension (630)
is disposable between the two pairs of twisted cable.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
14 words
The connector of any one of the preceding claims
wherein the connector is hermaphroditic.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
28 words
The connector of any one of the preceding claims,
wherein the rear wire connecting sections (34,565) of the
terminals are insulation displacement contacts and, for
example, are barrel-shaped.