Patent ID: 6568963
Filing Date: 2003-05-27
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
An electrical connector assembly, used with an audio plug and two power supplements, comprising:a housing defining a plurality of retaining grooves, a mounting wall with a first groove and a second groove therein, an audio jack and a powering jack; a plurality of audio contacts, each audio contact having a base portion, a locating tab retained in the retaining groove, a tail portion extending from the base portion and a contact tab extending from a distal end of the tail portion; a first set of powering contacts, including a first powering contact and a second powering contact; and a second set of powering contacts, including a third powering contact, a fourth powering contact, a fifth powering contact and a connecting element, the third powering contact and the fifth powering contact having a sixth contact tab and a seventh contact tab extending respectively out of the first groove and the second groove, the fourth powering contact having a rigid pin extending into the powering jack without contacting the third powering contact; wherein the second powering contact, the third powering contact and the connecting element form a first circuit loop connecting to a printed circuit board (PCB) through the sixth contact tab, and the fourth powering contact, the first powering contact and the fifth powering contact form a second circuit loop connecting to the PCB through the seventh contact tab.