Abstract:
An insulation displacement contact (IDC) includes: upper and lower ends, each of the upper and lower ends including a slot configured to receive a conductor therein, the slots being generally parallel and non-collinear; and a transitional area merging with the upper and lower ends. An IDC of this configuration can be employed, for example, in 110-style connectors, and can enable such connectors to compensate for differential to common mode crosstalk between adjacent IDC pairs.
Abstract:
An insulation displacement contact (IDC) includes: upper and lower ends, each of the upper and lower ends including a slot configured to receive a conductor therein, the slots being generally parallel and non-collinear; and a transitional area merging with the upper and lower ends. An IDC of this configuration can be employed, for example, in 110-style connectors, and can enable such connectors to compensate for differential to common mode crosstalk between adjacent IDC pairs.
Abstract:
A telecommunications module includes: (a) an enclosure having a housing member with a floor and opposed side walls that each has a post that extends inwardly and an upper lip with an outwardly-facing slot; a bezel with a main body and a pair of rearwardly-extending projections, each having an aperture that receives a respective post of the housing side walls, the main body being positioned adjacent a forward edge of the housing floor; and a cover having a ceiling, a rear wall and opposed side walls, each having at least one inwardly-extending finger received in a slot of one of the housing member side walls, the rear wall being positioned adjacent a rear edge of the housing floor; (b) an MPO adapter; (c) a plurality of optical fibers attached to the MPO adapter; and (d) a plurality of caps mounted in the bezels and attached to respective optical fibers.
Abstract:
A 110-style patch cord includes: a plug having opposed front and rear ends and a generally horizontal support surface; a plurality of electrical contacts mounted in the plug, each contact including a generally vertically oriented blade, the blades having exposed front edges positioned above the support surface and defining a first vertical plane; and a cable with a plurality of conductors, wherein each contact is electrically connected to a respective one of the conductors, the cable extending from the front end of the plug. At least one anti-snagging gusset is mounted on the support surface in front of the first plane.
Abstract:
A telecommunications module includes: (a) an enclosure having a housing member with a floor and opposed side walls that each has a post that extends inwardly and an upper lip with an outwardly-facing slot; a bezel with a main body and a pair of rearwardly-extending projections, each having an aperture that receives a respective post of the housing side walls, the main body being positioned adjacent a forward edge of the housing floor; and a cover having a ceiling, a rear wall and opposed side walls, each having at least one inwardly-extending finger received in a slot of one of the housing member side walls, the rear wall being positioned adjacent a rear edge of the housing floor; (b) an MPO adapter; (c) a plurality of optical fibers attached to the MPO adapter; and (d) a plurality of caps mounted in the bezels and attached to respective optical fibers.
Abstract:
A module adapted for use with a datacommunications equipment mounting structure includes: a generally upright divider panel; a cover panel disposed generally parallel to the divider panel, the cover panel and divider panel being spaced apart from each other to form a gap; and a plurality of telecommunications cables, each of the telecommunications cables comprising a plurality of telecommunications patch cords, the cables comprising bundled patch cords at a first end and unbundled patch cords at a second opposite end, the cables being positioned in the gap between the divider panel and cover panel. The bundled patch cords at the cable first end include first interconnection terminals, and the unbundled patch cords at the second end include second interconnection terminals. The first terminals are located at first edges of the divider and cover panels. The unbundled patch cords are separately moveable between a stored position, in which the second terminals are located at second edges of the divider and cover panels, and an extended position, in which the second terminals are positioned away from the second edges of the divider and cover panels.
Abstract:
A cord bundle assembly includes: a plurality of communications cords, each of the communications cords comprising a plurality of communications signal-carrying members, the communications cords being grouped as a bundle; and a cord management assembly. The cord management assembly includes: a fixed cuff that encircles and is fixed relative to the plurality of communications cords; a slip cuff that encircles and is slidable relative to the plurality of communications cords; and a generally cylindrical sleeve having first and second ends, the fixed cuff being mounted to the first end, and the slip cuff being mounted to the second end. This configuration can assist in the management and organization of cords arranged in a cord bundle as they are routed between communications equipment.
Abstract:
A cord bundle assembly includes: a plurality of communications cords, each of the communications cords comprising a plurality of communications signal-carrying members, the communications cords being grouped as a bundle; and a cord management assembly. The cord management assembly includes: a fixed cuff that encircles and is fixed relative to the plurality of communications cords; a slip cuff that encircles and is slidable relative to the plurality of communications cords; and a generally cylindrical sleeve having first and second ends, the fixed cuff being mounted to the first end, and the slip cuff being mounted to the second end. This configuration can assist in the management and organization of cords arranged in a cord bundle as they are routed between communications equipment.