Patent ID: 9531128
Filing Date: 2016-12-27
CPC Classification: H01R,H05K,Y10S

Claim Text:
1. A communication jack configured to receive a plug to form a communication connection, comprising: a rigid printed circuit board; a plurality of jack contacts, the plurality of jack contacts at least partially disposed within a plug receiving cavity in the jack and electrically and mechanically connected to the rigid printed circuit board, wherein each contact has at least a first surface and a second surface, wherein, upon the plug being received by the jack, a plurality of plug contacts interface with the first surface of the plurality of jack contacts, the plurality of jack contacts further being configured to carry communication signals from the interface of the plug contacts and the plurality of jack contacts to the rigid printed circuit board; and a flexible printed circuit at least partially contained within the plug receiving cavity and electrically and mechanically connected to at least one pair of the plurality of jack contacts approximate to the interface of the plug contacts and the plurality of jack contacts.