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US6077126A
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Electrical jack
Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co Ltd
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Filing: 1999-08-30
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Granted: 2000-06-20
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Expires: 2019-08-30
Abstract
Abstract An electrical jack comprises an insulative housing, a grounding contact, a switch contact, a first signal contact and a second signal contact. The housing defines a front-to-back central hole, a pair of grooves beside the central hole and an opening communicating with the central hole. The grounding contact provides a tongue and a pair of tabs at a distal end of the tongue. The tabs extend into the central hole via the opening. The first and second signal contacts are received in the grooves with, correspondingly, a spring arm and a cantilever thereof partially extending into the central hole of the housing. The switch contact is received in a rear portion of the housing with a vertical plate thereof connecting with the spring arm of the first signal contact.
Inventors
- 👤 Yao-Che Peng
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 04:38
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01R; H01R24/00; H01R24/58; H01R12/00; H01R12/50; H01R12/51; H01R12/55; H01R12/57; H01R13/00; H01R13/66; H01R13/70; H01R13/703; H01R13/7031; H01R13/7033; H01R2107/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
229 words
An electrical jack comprising: an insulative housing defining a central hole between a front face and a rear face thereof, a pair of grooves in opposite side walls thereof, an opening communicating with the central hole, and a generally L-shaped channel in the rear face; a first signal contact comprising a hook at an end thereof and a spring arm, the first signal contact being secured in the corresponding groove of the housing, the hook engaging with a selected side wall of the housing and the spring arm partially extending into the central hole of the housing; a second signal contact comprising a retention portion and a cantilever extending from the retention portion, the second signal contact being secured in the other groove of the housing, the cantilever partially extending into the central hole of the housing; a grounding contact comprising a tongue having a pair of tabs downwardly extending from opposite edges of a distal end of the tongue, the tabs extending through the opening into the central hole; and a switch contact comprising a horizontal plate and a vertical plate, the switch contact secured in the channel of the housing from a rear direction, the vertical plate being constantly engaging the distal end of the spring arm while being disengaged therefrom in response to insertion of a mating connector into the central hole of the insulative housing.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
229 words
An electrical jack comprising: an insulative housing defining a central hole between a front face and a rear face thereof, a pair of grooves in opposite side walls thereof, an opening communicating with the central hole, and a generally L-shaped channel in the rear face; a first signal contact comprising a hook at an end thereof and a spring arm, the first signal contact being secured in the corresponding groove of the housing, the hook engaging with a selected side wall of the housing and the spring arm partially extending into the central hole of the housing; a second signal contact comprising a retention portion and a cantilever extending from the retention portion, the second signal contact being secured in the other groove of the housing, the cantilever partially extending into the central hole of the housing; a grounding contact comprising a tongue having a pair of tabs downwardly extending from opposite edges of a distal end of the tongue, the tabs extending through the opening into the central hole; and a switch contact comprising a horizontal plate and a vertical plate, the switch contact secured in the channel of the housing from a rear direction, the vertical plate being constantly engaging the distal end of the spring arm while being disengaged therefrom in response to insertion of a mating connector into the central hole of the insulative housing.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
35 words
The electrical jack as claimed in claim 1, wherein the housing defines an outer recessed surface in the selected side wall thereof and wherein a free end of the hook abuts against the recessed surface.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
18 words
The electrical jack as claimed in claim 1, wherein the L-shaped channel is disposed below the central hole.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
42 words
The electrical jack as claimed in claim 3, wherein the housing defines a slot in a top wall thereof opposing to the L-shaped channel, and wherein a free end of the vertical plate of the switch contact is received in the slot.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
202 words
An electrical jack comprising: an insulative housing defining a central hole between a front face and a rear face thereof; a first signal contact received within the housing with a first spring arm extending into the central hole and with a first SMT tail horizontally outwardly extending from a first side of the housing; a second signal contact received within the housing with a second spring arm extending into the central hole and with a second SMT tail horizontally outwardly extending from a second side of the housing which is opposite to said first side; a grounding contact attached to the housing with a tongue extending into the central hole and with a pair of third SMT tails horizontally outwardly extending from the first side and the second side of the housing, respectively; and a switch contact inserted into the housing from a rear portion thereof, said switch including a fourth SMT tail horizontally outwardly extending from a third side of the housing which is perpendicular to both the first and second sides of the housing, and a vertical plate engageable with/disengageable from one of the first and second spring arms in response to withdrawal/insertion of the mating connector from/into the housing.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
202 words
An electrical jack comprising: an insulative housing defining a central hole between a front face and a rear face thereof; a first signal contact received within the housing with a first spring arm extending into the central hole and with a first SMT tail horizontally outwardly extending from a first side of the housing; a second signal contact received within the housing with a second spring arm extending into the central hole and with a second SMT tail horizontally outwardly extending from a second side of the housing which is opposite to said first side; a grounding contact attached to the housing with a tongue extending into the central hole and with a pair of third SMT tails horizontally outwardly extending from the first side and the second side of the housing, respectively; and a switch contact inserted into the housing from a rear portion thereof, said switch including a fourth SMT tail horizontally outwardly extending from a third side of the housing which is perpendicular to both the first and second sides of the housing, and a vertical plate engageable with/disengageable from one of the first and second spring arms in response to withdrawal/insertion of the mating connector from/into the housing.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
169 words
An electrical jack comprising: an insulative housing including a cylindrical mating portion defining a central hole between a front face and a rear face thereof; a first signal contact received within the housing with a first spring arm extending into the central hole; a second signal contact received within the housing with a second spring arm extending into the central hole; and a grounding a switch contact; contact attached to the housing with a tongue extending into the central hole, a pair of tabs downwardly extending from two opposite side edges of a distal end of said tongue; wherein an opening is formed in an upper portion of the housing in communication with the central hole, and said opening cooperates with a recess formed in an edge of the cylindrical mating portion to commonly form a cross-like cavity so the tongue and the associated tabs are received in said cross-like cavity and extend into the central hole thereunder for engagement with a mating connector inserted into the central hole.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
169 words
An electrical jack comprising: an insulative housing including a cylindrical mating portion defining a central hole between a front face and a rear face thereof; a first signal contact received within the housing with a first spring arm extending into the central hole; a second signal contact received within the housing with a second spring arm extending into the central hole; and a grounding a switch contact; contact attached to the housing with a tongue extending into the central hole, a pair of tabs downwardly extending from two opposite side edges of a distal end of said tongue; wherein an opening is formed in an upper portion of the housing in communication with the central hole, and said opening cooperates with a recess formed in an edge of the cylindrical mating portion to commonly form a cross-like cavity so the tongue and the associated tabs are received in said cross-like cavity and extend into the central hole thereunder for engagement with a mating connector inserted into the central hole.
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| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 2007-06-20 | 2007-12-20 | 2008-06-20 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
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