Patent ID: 9608389
Date: 2017-03-28
CPC Classifications: H01R,H04M,H04R

Claim:
1. A connector for receiving a cylindrical plug, the connector comprising: a body defining a cavity for receiving the cylindrical plug along an insertion direction; a plurality of electrical contacts in communication with the cavity, the plurality of electrical contacts configured to electrically connect with the cylindrical plug when the cylindrical plug is received in the cavity, at least one of the electrical contacts configured to mechanically engage and retain the cylindrical plug when the cylindrical plug is received in the cavity; and a microphone supported by the body and having a sensing face with a center axis that is transverse to the insertion direction, the microphone being positioned such that the sensing face is at least partially covered by a side of the cylindrical plug that is parallel to the insertion direction when the cylindrical plug is received in the cavity.