Connector assembly for minimizing alien crosstalk between connectors

摘要

An apparatus for reducing crosstalk is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a one-piece cap manufactured of a material configured to minimize transmission of electrical signal away from its intended path. The cap is constructed to fit about a jack that includes a port for receiving a plug, spring contacts for making electrical contact with the plug, and insulation displacement contacts housed in an insulation displacement contact housing. The insulation displacement contacts are electrically connected to the spring contacts. The insulation displacement contact housing includes a top, back and two sides. The cap is constructed to form a shield structure along at least a portion of the top, the back and the two sides of the insulation displacement contact housing. The cap includes an electrically non-conductive material which is impregnated with an electrically conductive material such that the cap is overall electrically non-conductive. The cap includes at least one notch for allowing a cable to be terminated to the insulation displacement contacts of the jack. In one embodiment the electrically conductive material of the cap is not constructed to be grounded when the jack is terminated to a cable. In a further embodiment the cap is constructed to fit about the jack with a snap-fit.