Abstract: A connector plug or jack element for a wire telecommunication system handling data with very high transmission capacity. A linear row of contact terminals is connected to wire connector terminals by leads internal to a cast block member which holds the leads in exact, fixed positions in a spatial or three-dimensional manner.

Abstract: A connector element for telecommunications. The connector element includes a standardized group of contact terminals constructed to form a connection with corresponding terminals of a mating connector element. The connector element and the mating connector element together make up a connector for telecommunications. The connector element also includes a plurality of wire connector terminals, and leads that connect the contact terminals to the wire connector terminals. The leads are disposed and arranged in a three-dimensional manner, spaced not only laterally along the length of the connector, but also vertically. In one embodiment, the leads of the connector element are disposed and arranged so as to optimize the electrical transfer function of the connector by offsetting any coupling introduced by the mating connector element, so that the connector element when connected to the mating connector element forms a mated plug and jack connection having an optimized electrical performance.

Abstract: In certain connector plugs use is made of contact strips (13) mounted next to each other such that at one end they form exposed contact springs (8) while at their other ends they have a loop portion (14) provided with a V- of U-shaped recess (16) for connection with a connector wire. The dimensions are rather narrow, and there is hardly room for two such recesses in each loop portion. However, there is an expressed demand for connecting two wires to some of the contact strips, and according to the invention this is made possible by shaping each strip (13) with two loops (14) mutually spaced in the longitudinal direction of the strip, where there is better room than in the width or height direction. With conventional shaping technique it is difficult to provide two loops (14) on one contact strip (13), but the invention comprises a method, which makes this possible, viz. by arranging for an active feeding of strip material to the loop areas from both sides of each of these.