Patent ID: 6358080
Filing Date: 2002-03-19
Classification: H01R,H04Q

Abstract:
A connector system for telecommunications electrical connections, said system comprising:a base structure, a cantilevered support structure having a rear portion and a front portion, said rear portion of said support structure being attached to said base structure, a jack, said jack adapted to be snapped on to said front portion of said support structure, said jack having a front end positioned near said front portion of said support structure and a rear end extending toward said rear portion of said support structure, said jack having a label surface facing outwardly from said front end, said jack having a latch receptacle located near said front end and a pivot connection located near said rear end, said jack having wiring extending through the back of said base structure, said support structure forming a wiring trough, said wiring trough being formed adjacent to the rear portion of said support structure and in front of said base structure; and a plug, said plug having a pivot end, a latch end and a electrical contacts located between said pivot end and said latch end, said plug adapted to be affixed to said jack by means of first establishing a fulcrum point common to said jack and said plug by engaging said pivot end with said pivot connection of said jack, and said plug being rotated about said fulcrum point restrained by guide surfaces until an electrical connection is made with said jack and the latch end of said plug mechanically latches with said latch receptacle of said jack, said plug having wiring extending from said pivot end of said plug toward said rear portion of said support structure to pass into said wiring trough wherein said label area is visible without interference from said wiring.