Patent ID: 6454611
Filing Date: 2002-09-24
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A modem that allows communication to be established with a data or telephone line, the modem comprising:a housing; an opening formed in the housing that is sized and configured to receive a RJ-type connector plug, the opening including one or more surfaces formed by the housing that are adapted to contact the RJ-type connector plug when the connector plug is received within the opening, the opening providing for the physical connection of the connector plug to the housing; a circuit board disposed within the housing, the circuit board including electronic components and circuitry that act upon a signal from the data or telephone line; a sideless connector block having a retention wall disposed proximate the circuit board and is generally aligned with the opening in the housing; and one or more conducting wires connected to the sideless connector block which allow electrical communication to be established with the RJ-type connector plug when the connector plug is received within the opening.