Patent ID: 6402564
Filing Date: 2002-06-11
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A modular jack mounted on a printed circuit board for terminating with a pair of wires, comprising:an insulating housing having a bottom wall, a plug insertion hole for receiving a complementary plug, and a first contact insertion hole and a second contact insertion hole defined in the bottom wall in a front-to-back direction of the bottom wall, the first contact insertion hole comprising a first hole defined through the bottom wall, a second hole defined in a rear end of the bottom wall, and a gap connecting the first hole with the second hole, center lines of the first and the second holes being spaced from each other, the second contact insertion hole comprising a first passageway defined through the bottom wall and a second passageway defined in the rear end of the bottom wall; and a first conductive contact and a second conductive contact received respectively in the first and the second contact insertion holes, each of the first and second conductive contacts including a contact portion extending into the plug insertion hole, an intermediate portion correspondingly received in the first hole or first passageway, and a solder portion correspondingly received in the second hole or second passageway, the first conductive contact further having a bent portion connecting the intermediate portion with the solder portion, the bent portion being received in the gap of the first contact insertion hole wherein the second hole of the first contact insertion hole is sized larger than the first hole, and the second passageway of the second contact insertion hole is sized larger than the first passageway; wherein the first passageway and the second passageway of the second contact insertion hole have a same center line, and the second contact has a straight shape for insertion into the second contact insertion hole.