Abstract: A connection system for electrically and mechanically connecting a DSX jack to a jack assembly, the system including a male connector with a plurality of elongated conductors electrically connected to the jack or the jack assembly, a dielectric shroud around the elongated conductors, the shroud having slits adjacent each of the elongated conductors, and a female connector with a female dielectric edge connector with an internal cavity with guides therein, a plurality of tuning fork contacts seated within the guides in the internal cavity and electrically connected to the other of the jack or the jack assembly, the tuning fork contacts including two prongs with a conductor aperture between the two prongs, the conductor aperture corresponding to the elongated conductors of the male connector, and the tuning fork contacts positioned to slidably mate with corresponding ones of the plurality of elongated conductors in the male connector.

Abstract: A DSX jack assembly with the monitor input aperture and the monitor output aperture on a first jack being adjacent one another and staggered from the monitor input aperture and the monitor output aperture on the adjacent jack, and wherein the distance the monitor ports are staggered on adjacent jacks is less than the distance that the input and output apertures are staggered on adjacent jacks. This provides more room for wire management and the system configuration. This invention also provides a contact stop configuration which: prevents normal contacts from traveling far with spring contacts, thus providing a wiping action; and against which spring contacts may be biased to allow more relaxed tolerances in the manufacture and location of the terminals or contacts, as well as the plug apertures, to consistently achieve the same electrical contact when inserting and removing plugs from the corresponding apertures.

Abstract: A connection system for electrically and mechanically connecting a DSX jack to a jack assembly, the system including a male connector with a plurality of elongated conductors electrically connected to the jack or the jack assembly, a dielectric shroud around the elongated conductors, the shroud having slits adjacent each of the elongated conductors, and a female connector with a female dielectric edge connector with an internal cavity with guides therein, a plurality of tuning fork contacts seated within the guides in the internal cavity and electrically connected to the other of the jack or the jack assembly, the tuning fork contacts including two prongs with a conductor aperture between the two prongs, the conductor aperture corresponding to the elongated conductors of the male connector, and the tuning fork contacts positioned to slidably mate with corresponding ones of the plurality of elongated conductors in the male connector.