IP Library Granted Patent US 12,341,284
Granted Patent B2
US 12,341,284 · App. 17/672,846 · Granted Jun 24, 2025

Two wire electrical connector

Inventors: Robert Brennan (York, PA); Justin Wagner (York, PA); Randy Schwartz (York, PA)
Assignee: SENTINEL CONNECTOR Systems
H01R13/42H01R4/2404H01R43/20
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12,341,284
App. No.
17/672,846
Granted
Jun 24, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A modular plug including a housing including an opening extending from a back end of the plug to an opposing front wall, a plurality of slots in a top surface of the plug that extend into the cavity, where at least two slots include a conductive material.

Claims (28)

1. A modular plug including:

a housing including an cavity extending from a back end of the plug to an opposing front wall;

a first opening and second opening positioned at an end of the cavity;

a plurality of slots in a top surface of the plug that extend into the first opening, second opening and the cavity,

wherein at least two non-adjacent slots each positioned over a respective first opening and second opening with each slot including a conductive material and the remaining slots being empty.

2. The modular plug of claim 1 including a guide vane corresponding to each of the first opening and second opening.

3. The modular plug of claim 1 , wherein the first opening and second opening are each sized to accommodate a twenty-eight gauge wire.

4. The modular plug of claim 1 , wherein the first opening and second opening are each sized to accommodate a fourteen gauge wire.

5. The modular plug of claim 1 , wherein a plurality of slots are filled with an electrically insulating material and the at least two non-adjacent slots are filled with a copper material.

6. The modular plug of claim 5 , wherein the at least two non-adjacent slots filled with copper material are separated by a distance based on the size of the first opening and second opening.

7. The modular plug of claim 5 , wherein the space underneath the slots filled with the electrically insulating material create a barrier between the first opening and second opening.

8. The modular plug of claim 1 , wherein the first opening and second opening are each sized to accommodate a wire size greater than twenty-eight gauge and less than fourteen gauge.

9. The modular plug of claim 1 , wherein the first opening and second opening each extend through the front wall to allow the wires in the first opening and second opening to extend beyond the front wall.

10. The modular plug of claim 9 , wherein the wires extending through the openings are positioned to be cut to a predetermined length.

11. A method of forming a modular plug including steps of:

forming a housing including an opening extending from a back end of the plug to an opposing front wall;

forming a first opening and second opening positioned at an end of the cavity;

forming a plurality of slots in a top surface the plug that extend into the cavity,

wherein at least two non-adjacent slots each positioned over a respective first opening and second opening with each slot including a conductive material and the remaining slots being empty.

12. The method of claim 11 including the step of forming a guide vane corresponding to each of the first opening and the second opening.

13. The method of claim 11 , wherein the first opening and second opening are each sized to accommodate a twenty-eight gauge wire.

14. The method of claim 11 , wherein the first opening and second opening are each sized to accommodate a fourteen gauge wire.

15. The method of claim 11 , wherein a plurality of slots are filled with an electrically insulating material and at least two non-adjacent slots are filled with a copper material.

16. The method of claim 15 , wherein the non-adjacent slots filled with copper material are separated by a distance based on the size of the first opening and second opening.

17. The method of claim 15 , wherein the space underneath the empty slots are filled with the electrically insulating material creates a barrier between the first opening and second opening.

18. The method of claim 11 , wherein the first opening and second opening are each sized to accommodate a wire size greater than twenty-eight gauge and less than fourteen gauge.

19. The method of claim 11 , wherein the first opening and second opening are each extend through the front wall to allow the wires in the openings to extend beyond the front wall.

20. The method of claim 9 , wherein the wires extending through the openings are cur to a predetermined length.

Continuity (2)
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