US4725239A
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Electrical connection jack
Assignee: Hosiden Electronics Co Ltd
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Filing: 1987-06-15
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Granted: 1988-02-16
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Expires: 2007-06-15
Abstract
Abstract An electrical connection jack, into which a rotary plug is plugged in, uses oil impregnate metal in at least a sleeve brought into contact with a trunk of the plug.
Inventors
- 👤 Akihito Shichida
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 05:28
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01R; H01R39/00; H01R39/64
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
213 words
An electrical connection jack for use with a removable plug which rotates during use without rotating the jack, the plug having a cylindrical trunk and a tip, said jack comprising: a hollow casing having an open end, a closed end and a plug insertion bore in said closed end, a cylindrical sleeve having a central bore, said sleeve being made of an oil impregnate metal, means attached to said closed end of said casing for holding said sleeve with said central bore aligned with said plug insertion bore providing electrical connection through said sleeve to the trunk of an inserted plug, two pairs of electrical conducting elastic contact segments mounted inside said casing, each contact segment having a resilient tongue extending therefrom, one of said pairs being positioned for said tongues thereof to flexibly hold the tip of the inserted plug therebetween at first opposite sides, the other pair being positioned for said tongues thereof flexibly hold the inserted plug therebetween at second opposite sides perpendicular to said first opposite sides so that the inserted plug is symmetrically held by said two pairs of contact segments while permitting rotation of the inserted plug, and an oil impregnate metal chip mounted on each said tongue in electrical and mechanical contact with the inserted plug.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
213 words
An electrical connection jack for use with a removable plug which rotates during use without rotating the jack, the plug having a cylindrical trunk and a tip, said jack comprising: a hollow casing having an open end, a closed end and a plug insertion bore in said closed end, a cylindrical sleeve having a central bore, said sleeve being made of an oil impregnate metal, means attached to said closed end of said casing for holding said sleeve with said central bore aligned with said plug insertion bore providing electrical connection through said sleeve to the trunk of an inserted plug, two pairs of electrical conducting elastic contact segments mounted inside said casing, each contact segment having a resilient tongue extending therefrom, one of said pairs being positioned for said tongues thereof to flexibly hold the tip of the inserted plug therebetween at first opposite sides, the other pair being positioned for said tongues thereof flexibly hold the inserted plug therebetween at second opposite sides perpendicular to said first opposite sides so that the inserted plug is symmetrically held by said two pairs of contact segments while permitting rotation of the inserted plug, and an oil impregnate metal chip mounted on each said tongue in electrical and mechanical contact with the inserted plug.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
46 words
An electrical connection jack as claimed in claim 1, wherein each said oil impregnate metal chip is formed as a cylinder having an axis and is mounted on its respective tongue with said axis of said cylinder perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the inserted plug.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
20 words
An electrical connection jack as claimed in claim 2, wherein each said cylinder is stationarily attached to its respective tongue.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
87 words
An electrical connection jack as claimed in claim 3, wherein each said tongue has a fore end portion, each fore end portion having slots cut widthwise therein defining retaining projections, and each said cylinder has an inner bore along said axis and grooves extending longitudinally on its outer periphery, said retaining projections of said fore end portion being elastically fitted into said inner bore of said cylinder and cut edges of said fore end portion opposite to said projections being fitted into said grooves of said cylinder.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
89 words
An electrical connection jack as claimed in claim 1, wherein said tongues of said one of said pair of contact segments diverge inwardly of said casing in the direction of said open end of said casing and are positioned to electrically connect with the tip of the inserted plug and said tongues of said other of said pairs of contact segments diverge inwardly of said casing in the direction of said closed end of said casing and are positioned to electrically connect with the trunk of the inserted plug.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
48 words
An electrical connection jack as claimed in claim 5, the tip of the plug having an annular groove, wherein said oil impregnate metal chips of said tongues of said one of said pairs of contact segment substantially engage the annular groove of the tip of the inserted plug.
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