Patent ID: 6257934
Filing Date: 2001-07-10
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
An audio jack electrical connector adapted for mating with an external plug, comprising:a body having a plurality of passageways, a pair of locking elements extending from lateral edges of the body, and a tubular receptacle formed in the body for engaging with the external plug, a length of the tubular receptacle projecting forwardly from the body;a plurality of signal terminals being received in corresponding passageways of the body, each signal terminal forming a contacting portion adapted for electrically engaging with the external plug, and an end portion extending downward beyond a bottom surface of the body;a spacer positioned under the body and having a top surface abutting against the bottom surface of the body and a base mounted on a circuit board, the base defining a plurality of receiving holes, a pair of recesses being formed in lateral faces of the base for engaging with the locking elements of the body; anda plurality of connection contacts being received in corresponding receiving holes of the spacer for engaging with the end portions of the signal terminals and interconnecting the signal terminals to the circuit board.