US5919052A
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Earphone jack
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1998-01-08
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Granted: 1999-07-06
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Expires: 2018-01-08
Abstract
Abstract An earphone jack which includes a plurality of terminals mounted in a casing, and a cover plate covered on the casing to hold down the terminals, each terminal having a contact portion for contact with a contact on the earphone jack inserted into the earphone jack and a horizontal mounting portion extended out of a respective side notch on the casing and disposed in flush with the cover plate for fastening to a circuit board by a surface mounting technique.
Inventors
- 👤 Ching-Chih Ho
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-07 23:03
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01R; H01R4/00; H01R4/02; H01R4/027; H01R13/00; H01R13/66; H01R13/70; H01R13/703; H01R13/7031; H01R24/00; H01R24/58; H01R2105/00; H01R2201/00; H01R2201/16; H01R43/00; H01R43/02; H01R43/0249
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim
133 words
An earphone jack comprising a casing having a plug hole adapted to receive an earphone jack, a plurality of terminals mounted in said casing, said terminals having a respective inner end terminating in a contact portion retained in said plug hole for contact with a contact on the earphone jack inserted into said plug hole, and a cover plate fastened to a bottom open side of said casing to hold down said terminals, wherein said casing comprises a plurality of side notches respectively disposed at two opposite vertical side walls thereof; said terminals have a respective outer end terminating in a horizontal mounting portion respectively extended out of the side notches on said casing and disposed in flush with said cover plate for fastening to a circuit board by a surface mounting technique.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
133 words
An earphone jack comprising a casing having a plug hole adapted to receive an earphone jack, a plurality of terminals mounted in said casing, said terminals having a respective inner end terminating in a contact portion retained in said plug hole for contact with a contact on the earphone jack inserted into said plug hole, and a cover plate fastened to a bottom open side of said casing to hold down said terminals, wherein said casing comprises a plurality of side notches respectively disposed at two opposite vertical side walls thereof; said terminals have a respective outer end terminating in a horizontal mounting portion respectively extended out of the side notches on said casing and disposed in flush with said cover plate for fastening to a circuit board by a surface mounting technique.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
31 words
The earphone jack of claim 1, wherein said terminals have a respective curved retaining portion connected between the respective horizontal mounting portion and the respective contact portion and said cover plate.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
32 words
The earphone jack of claim 2, wherein the curved retaining portion of each of said terminals has a vertical section disposed in flush with the corresponding vertical side wall of said casing.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
28 words
The earphone jack of claim 2, wherein the curved retaining portion of each said terminals has a vertical section protruding over the corresponding side notch on said casing.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 2002-07-05 | 2003-01-04 | 2003-07-06 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 2006-07-05 | 2007-01-04 | 2007-07-06 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 2010-07-05 | 2011-01-04 | 2011-07-06 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |