Patent ID: 6974352
Filing Date: 2005-12-13
Classification: H01R,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A jack for use with a mounting fixture having a jack opening, the jack comprising: a) an insert assembly including: b) a jack housing configured to be mounted within the jack opening of the mounting fixture, the jack housing including a first retaining structure positioned opposite from a second retaining structure, the first and second retaining structures being positioned to engage a front side of the mounting fixture when the jack housing is mounted in the jack opening; c) wherein the jack housing includes a resilient cantilever member having a base end positioned opposite from a free end, the base end being integrally connected with the jack housing, the cantilever member including a retaining tab positioned near the free end of the cantilever member, the retaining tab being positioned to engage a back side of the mounting fixture when the jack housing is mounted in the jack opening; d) wherein the jack housing includes a front portion positioned opposite from a back portion, the front portion defining an inner chamber and also defining front and rear openings for accessing the inner chamber, the front opening comprising a port sized for receiving a plug, and the back portion of the jack housing defining an open channel that extends in a rearward direction from the front portion, the jack housing adapted to receive the insert assembly in the open channel, the jack housing including a base and two opposite facing side walls, the base and the side walls defining at least a portion of the open channel; e) wherein the insert assembly includes a snap-fit connection structure positioned at the main body for securing the insulation displacement terminal insert to the jack; and f) wherein the insert assembly includes longitudinal guides, the jack housing including mating longitudinal guides for slidably mating with the longitudinal guides of the insert assembly, wherein the longitudinal guides of the jack housing are offset from the base so that alignment of the insert assembly within the jack housing is not dependent on a surface of the insert assembly engaging the base.