Connector with visual indicator

Claim 1

A modular receptacle jack with an indicating function to indicate a connection of the modular receptacle jack with a mating modular plug jack, said modular receptacle jack comprising: a housing comprising a front face defining a cavity for insertion of the mating modular plug jack, a rear face opposite the front face, a bottom wall having a bottom face for connection to a printed circuit board and a top wall opposite the bottom wall; a plurality of contacts each having a terminal portion extending beyond the bottom face of the housing for connection with the printed circuit board, a fitting portion securely fixed to the bottom wall, and a contact portion extending upwardly from the bottom wall into the cavity and in a direction toward the top wall and the rear face of the housing; and a discrete indicator mounted to the top wall of the modular receptacle jack, said indicator comprising: a base having a first wall attached to the top wall of the housing, a second wall extending substantially perpendicular to the first wall and attached to the rear face of the housing; and a light-emitting device mounted on the first wall of the base and having conductive wires extending along the second wall of the base; the light-emitting device being a light-emitting diode, said first wall further having two side walls extending upwardly from two edges thereof in a direction opposite the second wall, and the indicator further comprising a cover having a third wall adjoining the side walls and a fourth wall contacting the second wall to define a space therebetween in which the light-emitting diode is received; wherein each side wall defines a slot, and a third wall forms a pair of first hooks each extending through one corresponding slot to securely connect with one corresponding side wall.