Modular jack with led

Claim 1

A modular jack, comprising: an insulative housing comprising a top wall, a bottom wall, and a pair of sidewalls, the top wall, the bottom wall and the sidewalls together defining a receiving channel, the top wall defining a slot near one of the two sidewalls and a hook extending into the slot; a terminal module received in the receiving channel of the insulative housing and comprising a mounting base and a plurality of terminals mounted on the mounting base; and an LED assembly being mounted on the housing, and comprising a base and an LED retained on the base, the LED being received in the slot of the housing, the base defining a mating face for engaging with the hook to securely retain the LED in the slot; wherein the terminal module further comprises a retention board for securely mounting the terminals in the receiving channel of the housing; wherein the retention board defines a plurality of holes for retaining corresponding terminals therein and an opening for allowing insertion of the LED into the slot of the housing; wherein the retention board defines a notch at each of two transverse edges thereof, and each sidewall of the insulative housing comprises a projection engaging with the notch for securely retaining the retention board in the channel; wherein each terminal comprises a mounting portion mounted in the mounting base of the terminal module, a contacting portion extending forwardly from the mounting portion into the channel, and a tail portion extending rearwardly from the mounting portion; wherein the mounting base of the terminal module comprises a pair of outwardly extending flanges, and wherein each sidewall of the housing defines a groove for receiving a corresponding flange.