Patent ID: 9698547
Date: 2017-07-04
CPC Classifications: H01R,H05K

Claim:
1. A communication jack for connecting to a first plug and a second plug, said jack comprising: a housing including a plug receiving aperture; a first plurality of plug interface contacts in said plug receiving aperture for connection to said first plug, a subset of said first plurality of contacts also for connection to said second plug; a second plurality of plug interface contacts in said plug receiving aperture also for connection to said second plug, said second plurality of plug interface contacts different from said first plurality of plug interface contacts; at least one ground contact at least partially within said housing for providing a signal ground for said subset of said first contact pairs when said jack is connected to said second plug, said at least one ground contact separate from said first plurality of plug interface contacts and said second plurality of plug interface contacts; and a circuit board, wherein said circuit board is movable between a first position in which said first circuit engages said first set of plug interface contacts and a second position in which said second circuit engages said second set of plug interface contacts.