Patent ID: 9419391
Filing Date: 2016-08-16
CPC Classification: H01R

Claim Text:
1. A communication jack capable of mating with either one of a first type of a communication plug and a second type of a communication plug, said first type and second type of a communication plug being different, said communication jack comprising: a housing having a front portion, said front portion including an aperture for receiving said either one of said first type of a communication plug and said second type of a communication plug; a first set of plug interface contacts (PICs) configured to interface said first type of a communication plug, and a second set of PICs configured to interface said second type of a communication plug; jack contacts, said jack contacts being one of insulation displacement contacts (IDCs) or connector pin contacts; and a printed circuit board (PCB), said PCB being movable between a first position and a second position along a longitudinal plane relative to said communication jack, said first position providing a first current path from said first set of PICs to said jack contacts through said PCB, and said second position providing a second current path from said second set of PICs to said jack contacts through said PCB, said PCB being positioned at said first position when mated with said first type of a communication plug, and said PCB being positioned at said second position when mated with said second type of a communication plug.