Abstract: An RJ style plug is provided including a plug body and a contact supported by the body. The contact includes a plug portion with a plug contact surface and an insulation displacement contact portion with a wire receiving contact slot. The device may also include an attaching body. The plug body may include connection surfaces for connecting the attaching body to the plug body. The attaching body has a wire positioning surface for positioning a wire in the contact slot and attaching the attaching body to the plug body via the connection surfaces. The wire positioning surfaces may include surfaces defining a bore for receiving a wire end and an opening extending from a plug side surface of the attaching body to the bore, the opening being sized to receive an end of the insulation displacement contact portion when the attaching body is connected to the plug body.

Abstract: A patch panel is provided comprising a patch panel housing, a first electrical connector a second electrical connector connected to the patch panel housing and an electrical interconnect for connecting the first electrical connector and the second electrical connector and for maintaining electrical connection between the first electrical connector and the second electrical connector while allowing the first connector to be moved both away from and toward the housing, for adjusting a position of the first electrical connector with respect to the housing.