Patent ID: 6430298
Filing Date: 2002-08-06
Classification: A62B

Abstract:
A mounting structure for electrically connecting a microphone located on a first side of a protective barrier to a communication device located on an opposite side of said protective barrier, through a hole in the protective barrier, said mounting structure comprising:a tubular plug for receiving conductive means which are electrically connected to said microphone, said tubular plug having a closed end, an open end and a central portion disposed therebetween, said closed end having a larger outer diameter than an outer diameter of the central portion, said open end having a plurality of resilient fingers defined by slots in said open end of the tubular plug, said resilient fingers having finger tips which project radially outwardly with respect to the tubular plug, said tubular plug having electrical contact means for electrically connecting an interior of said tubular plug with an exterior of said tubular plug; and a tubular locking mechanism having an inner diameter substantially equal to the outer diameter of said central portion and a longitudinal length slightly shorter than a combination of said central portion and said open end, said tubular locking mechanism being slidable over said resilient fingers after said tubular plug is inserted through said hole to thereby force said resilient fingers radially inwardly until the entire tubular locking mechanism has passed over the finger tips of the resilient fingers at which time the finger tips snap radially outwardly to thereby lock said mounting structure to the protective barrier, the protective barrier being locked between a front end of said tubular locking mechanism and the closed end of the tubular plug.