DEVICES FOR CONNECTING CONDUCTORS OF TWISTED PAIR CABLE TO INSULATION DISPLACEMENT CONTACTS

摘要

An interconnection junction between a twisted pair communications cable and a communications connector having a plurality of IDCs includes: a housing (238) having an aperture (239) and a pair of first and second IDCs (240) extending within the aperture; a twisted pair communications cable (229) having a twisted pair of first and second conductors (230a, 230b) and a separator (450, 532) positioned between the first and second conductors; and a termination device (200). The termination device comprises: a body having an outer surface; a channel (208) in the outer surface of the body, the channel being sized and configured to receive a twist of the first and second conductors and to maintain the twist in position; and IDC guide structure (218) configured to guide the first IDC into engagement with the first conductor at a first engagement location and the second IDC into engagement with the second conductor at a second engagement location, the first and second engagement locations being positioned within the channel and within the twist of the first and second conductors.