Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 3
Claim 1
Independent Claim
314 words
An electrical computer connector adapted for connection between an I/O port of a computer and a telephone cable, comprising: a module plug connected to a telephone cable at one end and covered with a metal ground shield, said metal ground shield clamping on a tubular outer conductor of the telephone cable; a plastic outer shell consisting of a upper shell and a bottom shell fastened together, said plastic shell having a front opening and a rear opening axially aligned at two opposite ends; a D-type connector mounted in the rear opening of said plastic outer shell for connection to the I/O port of a computer, said D-type connector comprising a metal casing, an outward flange raised around said metal casing, an insulative core mounted within said metal casing, and a plurality of contact pins axially mounted in said insulative core; a module jack mounted in the front opening of said plastic outer shell, said module jack having a plug hole adapted for the connection of said module plug electrically, and a plurality of conductors respectively connected to the contact pins of said D-type connector; and a metal shield mounted within said plastic outer shell and covered around said module jack and said D-type connector to eliminate electromagnetic interference, said metal shield comprising a front shield and a rear shield, said front shield comprising a body covered around said module jack without blocking its plug hole, two projecting strips raised from said body at one end at two opposite locations and inserted into the plug hole of said module jack for the contact of said ground shield, two side wings bilaterally raised from said body at an opposite end fastened to one end of said rear shield, said rear shield being shaped like a short, rectangular tube having a plurality of flanges at one end respectively clamped on the metal casing of said D-type connector.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
314 words
An electrical computer connector adapted for connection between an I/O port of a computer and a telephone cable, comprising: a module plug connected to a telephone cable at one end and covered with a metal ground shield, said metal ground shield clamping on a tubular outer conductor of the telephone cable; a plastic outer shell consisting of a upper shell and a bottom shell fastened together, said plastic shell having a front opening and a rear opening axially aligned at two opposite ends; a D-type connector mounted in the rear opening of said plastic outer shell for connection to the I/O port of a computer, said D-type connector comprising a metal casing, an outward flange raised around said metal casing, an insulative core mounted within said metal casing, and a plurality of contact pins axially mounted in said insulative core; a module jack mounted in the front opening of said plastic outer shell, said module jack having a plug hole adapted for the connection of said module plug electrically, and a plurality of conductors respectively connected to the contact pins of said D-type connector; and a metal shield mounted within said plastic outer shell and covered around said module jack and said D-type connector to eliminate electromagnetic interference, said metal shield comprising a front shield and a rear shield, said front shield comprising a body covered around said module jack without blocking its plug hole, two projecting strips raised from said body at one end at two opposite locations and inserted into the plug hole of said module jack for the contact of said ground shield, two side wings bilaterally raised from said body at an opposite end fastened to one end of said rear shield, said rear shield being shaped like a short, rectangular tube having a plurality of flanges at one end respectively clamped on the metal casing of said D-type connector.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
38 words
The electrical computer connector of claim 1 wherein said plastic outer shell comprises a plurality of opposing hooks respectively disposed in the rear opening and hooked on the outward flange of the metal casing of said D-type connector.