Patent ID: 9590369
Date: 2017-03-07
CPC Classifications: H01R

Claim:
1. An Ethernet jack for receiving an Ethernet plug, said Ethernet plug having a plug latch with a stop surface, said Ethernet jack comprising: a housing defining a cavity for receiving said Ethernet plug, said housing including a side being positioned adjacent to said Ethernet plug latch when said Ethernet plug is received within said Ethernet jack, said side including a flexible member, said flexible member including at least one plug-latch-stop configured to interact with said plug latch when said Ethernet plug is received within said Ethernet jack, said at least one plug-latch-stop including a plurality of surfaces facing said cavity, said plurality of surfaces including at least one angled surface configured to interact with at least one of said stop surface and an edge of said stop surface when said Ethernet plug and said Ethernet jack are being disconnected, said plurality of surfaces further including a secondary surface configured to contact said stop surface when said Ethernet plug is received within said Ethernet jack.