Patent ID: 6129582
Filing Date: 2000-10-10
Classification: H01R,H04M

Abstract:
An electrical connector for use in a telephone handset for mounting a microphone in the telephone handset, for coupling the microphone to a printed circuit board in the telephone handset and for providing an external connection for the telephone handset, said electrical connector comprising:a dielectric housing including a receptacle for receiving said microphone;the receptacle comprising a generally cylindrical cavity defined in part by a circumferential wall and a bottom wall with a raised ring-shaped portion with slots;a plurality of coupling terminals mounted on the housing for providing said external connection; anda plurality of microphone terminals mounted on said housing with respect to said receptacle, each of said microphone terminals having a spring arm adapted to fit within one of the slots in the raised ring-shaped portion of the bottom wall, a contact portion projecting into the receptacle for engaging an appropriate contact on the microphone, and a mounting portion mounted on a portion of the circumferential wall of the housing, said mounting portion comprising a U-shaped body portion press fit over a portion of said circumferential wall and extending over a top rim portion of said circumferential wall.