EP 0319138 B1 19930811 - MODULAR PLUG COUPLER
Title (en)
MODULAR PLUG COUPLER
Publication
Application
Priority
US 12883587 A 19871204
Abstract (en)
[origin: EP0319138A1] A coupler (2, 2 min ) for two modular plugs includes insulative housing (10, 70, 10, 170) having two plug receiving opening (12, 76; 12 176) for receipt of the modular plugs to be connected. A terminal assembly (120, 220) is included which incorporates a plurality of laterally spaced wire integrally held in a fixed array by a molded over web (140, 240) of insulative material. The coupler housing is two part where the first part (10) includes a rear face (26) having a recessed pocket (32) for the receipt of the web (140, 240) of material. A second housing half (70, 170) is snap latchable to the first housing half (10). The wires are formed into resilient contact portions (128, 134; 228, 234) with the contact portions disposed adjacent to the plug receiving openings (12, 76; 12, 176) for contact with the terminals on the modular plugs.
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
H01R 13/33 (2006.01); H01R 13/40 (2006.01); H01R 13/502 (2006.01); H01R 24/00 (2006.01); H01R 31/00 (2006.01); H01R 31/06 (2006.01); H04M 1/00 (2006.01); H04M 1/738 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
H01R 24/62 (2013.01)
Designated contracting state (EPC)
DE ES FR GB IT NL
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 0319138 A1 19890607; EP 0319138 B1 19930811; DE 3883175 D1 19930916; DE 3883175 T2 19940120; ES 2042763 T3 19931216; JP 2654499 B2 19970917; JP H01186772 A 19890726
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 88310105 A 19881027; DE 3883175 T 19881027; ES 88310105 T 19881027; JP 30586888 A 19881202