Patent ID: 6012953
Filing Date: 2000-01-11
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
In an electrical device having a housing with a opening formed therein that is adapted to physically receive a modular plug, a platform to facilitate electrical connection between the electrical device and the received plug, the platform comprising:(a) a sideless base having a first end, an opposing second end, and a bottom surface that is adapted to be mounted directly to a top surface of a printed circuit board disposed within the electrical device;(b) a retention wall upwardly projecting from the first end of the base and terminating at a freely disposed top end, the retention wall stopping the communication plug once the plug has been received a predetermined distance within the opening formed within the housing of the electrical device; and(c) at least one conducting wire having a first end adapted to be electrically connected directly to an electrical contact on the surface of the printed circuit board substantially adjacent to the base, and an opposing second end freely disposed within a slot formed in the retention wall to allow electrical connection between a contact on the plug received within the opening and the electrical contact on the printed circuit board.