US5277628A
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Auditory jack
Assignee: Pan International Industrial Corp
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Filing: 1992-08-27
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Granted: 1994-01-11
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Expires: 2012-08-27
Abstract
Abstract An auditory jack includes a casing protected inside a metal shell and having an internally threaded metal socket on one end extended out of the metal shell through a hole for receiving the plug of an audio output device, an inside space divided into a plurality of troughs by a plurality of projecting blocks, into which two movable terminals and two fixed terminals are respective inserted, and a plurality of columns respectively made inside each trough and fitted into a respective round hole on a cover for permitting the cover to be firmly retained to the casing, which movable terminals each has an opposite end respectively formed into a springy triangular strip for electrically connecting the plug being threaded into said metal socket and for permitting the respective movable terminal to be able to return to a former shape after being pressed by the plug.
Inventors
- 👤 Jih-Bin Lin
- 👤 Kee-Haut Nyia
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 15:11
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01R; H01R24/00; H01R24/58; H01R2103/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 3
Claim 1
Independent Claim
213 words
An auditory jack comprised of a casing, a cover, a first movable terminal, a second movable terminal, a first fixed terminal, a second fixed terminal, an internally threaded metal socket, and a metal shell, wherein said internally threaded metal socket is fastened to said casing on the outside at one end; said casing has an internal space divided into a plurality of troughs by a plurality of projecting blocks into which said first movable terminal, said second movable terminal, said first fixed terminal and said second fixed terminal are respectively inserted, and a plurality of columns respectively made inside each trough and fitted into a respective round hole on said cover for permitting said cover to be firmly covered on said casing; said first movable terminal, said first fixed terminal, said second fixed terminal and said second movable terminal each has one end formed into a respective angle strip respectively and properly inserted into a row of grooves on a peripheral side edge of said cover and firmly retained in place by being squeezed by said cover against an inside wall of said casing; said metal shell receives said casing on the inside, and has an opening on one side wall thereof through which said metal socket projects out of said metal shell.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
213 words
An auditory jack comprised of a casing, a cover, a first movable terminal, a second movable terminal, a first fixed terminal, a second fixed terminal, an internally threaded metal socket, and a metal shell, wherein said internally threaded metal socket is fastened to said casing on the outside at one end; said casing has an internal space divided into a plurality of troughs by a plurality of projecting blocks into which said first movable terminal, said second movable terminal, said first fixed terminal and said second fixed terminal are respectively inserted, and a plurality of columns respectively made inside each trough and fitted into a respective round hole on said cover for permitting said cover to be firmly covered on said casing; said first movable terminal, said first fixed terminal, said second fixed terminal and said second movable terminal each has one end formed into a respective angle strip respectively and properly inserted into a row of grooves on a peripheral side edge of said cover and firmly retained in place by being squeezed by said cover against an inside wall of said casing; said metal shell receives said casing on the inside, and has an opening on one side wall thereof through which said metal socket projects out of said metal shell.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
90 words
The auditory jack of claim 1 wherein said first movable terminal and said second movable terminal each has an opposite end respectively bent inward and formed into a respective triangular strip, which has a wing portion bilaterally and horizontally extended outward, the wing portion of either movable terminal being respectively and electrically connected to a respective contact strip on either fixed terminal; the angle strip of said first movable terminal and the angle strip of said second movable terminal are respectively extended out of said cover through the respective grooves.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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