Patent ID: 6439911
Filing Date: 2002-08-27
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A connector system for telecommunications electrical connections, said system comprising:a base structure, a support structure having a rear portion and a front portion, said rear portion of said support structure being attached to said base structure, a jack affixed to said front portion of said support structure, said jack having a front end positioned near said front portion of said support structure and a rear end extending toward said rear portion of said support structure, said jack having a latch receptacle located near said front end and a pivot connection located near said rear end; said jack further having a jack contact having a spring clip portion at said front end; a plug having a pivot end and a latch end, said plug having a plug contact at the pivot end having a blade portion at one end and an insulation displacement contact at an opposite end, said plug adapted to be affixed to said jack by means of first establishing a fulcrum point common to said jack and said plug by engaging said pivot end with said pivot connection of said jack, and said plug being rotated about said fulcrum point until an electrical connection is made between said blade portion of said plug and said spring clip portion of said jack contact of said jack and wherein the latch end of said plug mechanically latches with said latch receptacle of said jack.