Notched contact for a modular plug

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 10454188
APP PUB NO 20180294581A1
SERIAL NO

15948173

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A metallic contact for insertion into a modular telecommunications plug includes a generally planar body defining a top end, a bottom end, a front end, a rear end, and a length extending from the front end to the rear end. The bottom end is at least partially defined by a blade for piercing an insulation of a wire positioned within the plug. At least a portion of the top end is configured to electrically contact a conductor of a jack that receives the plug. The top end is defined at least in part by a first engagement surface that is separated from a second engagement surface by a notch. An uppermost portion of the first engagement surface defines a first push surface that is generally at the same height as a second push surface defined by an uppermost portion of the second engagement surface. The notch is defined by a front vertical wall spaced from a rear vertical wall, wherein the front vertical wall is positioned at a distance of at least half the length of the contact from the front end of the contact.

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COMMSCOPE TECHNOLOGIES LLCNORTH CAROLINA NORTH CAROLINA

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
de, Dios Longinos Barcelona, ES 8 10
Geniac, Joseph Edward Greensboro, US 11 55
Neff, Mark William Kernersville, US 5 9
Peteritas, William Joseph Kernersville, US 3 4

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