Electrical jack

Claim 1

An electrical jack comprising; an insulative housing defining chambers therein for receiving and retaining contact elements, the insulative housing having a mounting face adapted to be mounted to a circuit board and a mating face defining a bore communicating with the chambers and adapted to receive a mating plug extending into the chambers, the insulative housing defining a number of recesses therein; a shielding casing enclosing the insulative housing, the shielding casing comprising a number of retaining tabs engaging with the recesses of the insulative housing, respectively, for securing the shielding casing to the insulative housing; and a grounding member attached to the housing and having an end tab extending beyond the housing for electrically engaging with a grounding path of the circuit board, the grounding member electrically engaging with the shielding casing thereby grounding the shielding casing; wherein the insulative housing has a side wall defining a first slot, a recess by defined within the first slot, the grounding member comprising a first section received in the first slot, an inward projection being formed on the first section for engaging with the recess thereby retaining the grounding member on the insulative housing; wherein the shielding casing comprises an inwardly extending strip received in the first slot and resiliently contacting the first section of the grounding member thereby forming an electrical engagement therebetween; wherein the insulative housing comprises a top wall defining a second slot communicating with the first slot, and wherein the grounding member comprises a second section extending from the first section and being received in the second slot; wherein the shielding casing comprises a resilient flap which is engaged by a grounding member of the mating, plug thereby grounding the shielding casing; wherein the resilient flap is deformed by the mating plug when the plug engages with the jack thereby ensuring proper contact therebetween; wherein the insulative housing comprises a front wall forming the mating face from which a cylinder projects, the bore being defined through the cylinder, and wherein the resilient flap defines a cutout for insertion of the cylinder therein; wherein the chambers of the housing are exposed to the mounting face thereof, a cover being attached to the mounting face; wherein the insulative housing defines openings in a front wall and slots in an opposite rear wall thereof, and wherein the cover forms projections received in the openings and resilient leg fib into the slots in the rear wall of the insulative housing, the resilient legs forming barbsfor engaging with recesses defined in the housing to secure the cover to the housing.