CPC H01R 13/6463 (2013.01) [H01R 13/506 (2013.01); H01R 13/5829 (2013.01); H01R 43/048 (2013.01); H01R 43/18 (2013.01); H01R 24/64 (2013.01); H01R 2107/00 (2013.01)] | 43 Claims |
1. A modular plug for terminating a telecommunications cable comprising:
a housing defining an internal cavity;
a plurality of wire contacts, the plurality of wire contacts being configured to electrically connect to pairs of twisted wires in the telecommunications cable; and
a wire manager fitted in the internal cavity of the housing, the wire manager including:
internal walls shaping a central channel;
opposing edges on the internal walls defining a gate in the central channel, the gate decreasing the width of the central channel from a first width to a second width; and
tabs projecting from the gate in the central channel, the tabs defining an upper portion and a lower portion in the gate in the central channel, and wherein the internal walls are flexible in opposite directions to allow a first pair of twisted wires to be contained by the tabs in the lower portion of the gate in the central channel.
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