Socket for electric jack plugs

Claim 1

A SOCKET FOR RECEIVING AN ELECTRIC JACK PLUG COMPRISING, IN COMBINATION: (A) A FIRST SOCKET MEMBER OF INSULATING MATERIAL HAVING OUTER AND AN AXIALLY EXTENDING CIRCUMFERENTIAL OUTER SURFACE, AND BEING FORMED WITH AN AXIAL BORE THERETHROUGH; (B) A SECOND SOCKET MEMBER OF INSULATING MATERIAL HAVING AN AXIS AND AN AXIALLY EXTENDING CIRCUMFERENTIAL OUTER SURFACE, AND BEING FORMED WITH AN AXIAL BORE OF A CROSS SECTION AT LEAST EQUAL TO THE CROSS SECTION OF THE BORE IN SAID FIRST MEMBER, SAID SECOND MEMBER INCLUDING AN END WALL EXTENDING TRANSVERSELY OF SAID BORE THEREOF AND SUBSTANTIALLY CLOSING ONE END THEREOF; (C) SLEEVE MEANS HAVING OUTER AND INNER AXIALLY EXTENDING CIRCUMFERENTIAL FACES, RESPECTIVE AXIALLY OFFSET PORTIONS OF SAID INNER FACE ENGAGING SAID OUTER SURFACES OF THE SOCKET MEMBERS FOR SECURING THE SOCKET MEMBERS IN AXIALLY ABUTTING ENGAGEMENT AND IN AXIAL ALIGNMENT OF SAID BORES THEREOF, (1) SAID BORES BEING AXIALLY ALIGNED, AND SAID MEMBERS JOINTLY CONSTITUTING RECEPTACLE MEANS FOR RECEIVING IN CONFORMING ENGAGEMENT A PORTION OF A JACK PLUG AXIALLY INSERTED THROUGH SAID BORES; (2) SAID SECOND SOCKET MEMBER BEING FORMED WITH A PLURALITY OF AXIALLY DIRECTED CHANNELS PASSING THROUGH SAID END WALL AND COMMUNICATING WITH THE BORE OF SAID SECOND MEMBER; AND (D) A PLURALITY OF CONTACT STRIPS RESPECTIVELY RECEIVED IN SAID CHANNELS, EACH OF SAID STRIPS HAVING ONE TERMINAL PORTION IN RECEPTACLE MEANS AND ANOTHER TERMINAL PORTION PROJECTING OUTWARD FROM SAID END WALL.