Patent ID: 7614905
Filing Date: 2009-11-10
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. A modular jack for receiving a mating plug, comprising: a visual indicator for indicating a condition of an electrical signal, the visual indicator comprising a lighting pipe, a pair of pins extending from the lighting pipe, and a separate guiding pipe; an insulative housing comprising a front face, an opposite rear face, side faces connecting with the front face and rear face, and a receiving space for engaging with the mating plug, wherein said insulative housing defines a pipe slot extending through the front face and the side face for receiving the holding pipe, a receiving channel in communication with the pipe slot for receiving the lighting pipe, and a plurality of pin slots extending rearwardly and through the rear face of the housing for receiving the pins; and a terminal module comprising a plurality of terminals received in the receiving space, wherein said insulative housing comprises a second protruding wall extending from the inner surface of the receiving channel into the receiving channel, and wherein the lighting pipe is retained between the second protruding wall and a bottom surface of the receiving channel, further comprising a conductive outer shield enclosing the insulative housing.