Patent ID: 6676451
Filing Date: 2004-01-13
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A connective jack assembly, comprising:means for receiving a plug in a plug insertion hole; means for connecting said plug to a circuit when said plug is inserted; said means for connecting includes a three-point electrical contact with an outer surface of an electrode on said plug; said means for connecting having a shape which elastically urges said outer surface into said three-point electrical connection; at least one of said means for receiving and said means for connecting having a shape which urges said means for connecting into an elastic snap-fit engagement with said means for receiving and enables said means for connecting to resist movement relative to said means for receiving when said plug is inserted, whereby stable electrical connection between said electrode and said circuit is assured; and said means for connecting comprising a means to mount the assembly wherein said means to mount is co-planar with a bottom of said assembly.