Patent ID: 6315618
Filing Date: 2001-11-13
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A device that facilitates electrical communication with a RJ series connector plug, the device comprising:a housing including a rear portion that forms at least a portion of an outer surface of the device, the rear portion of the housing including a height;a printed circuit board at least partially enclosed within the housing, the printed circuit board including a rear portion proximate the rear portion of the housing;a receptacle formed in the rear portion of the housing, the receptacle including an opening defined by the rear portion of the housing and two or more opposing surfaces thereof, the receptacle being sized and configured to receive at least a portion of the connector plug, the receptacle including one or more surfaces that are adapted to contact at least a portion of the connector plug when it is received within the receptacle; anda substantially sideless connector block connected to the rear portion of the printed circuit board proximate the receptacle, the connector block having a height generally less than the height of the rear portion of the housing.