Patent ID: 6080011
Filing Date: 2000-06-27
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A modular jack assembly comprising:(a) an insulative housing comprising: (i) an integral first element having front and rear sides and comprising of a first and a second longitudinal wall positioned in spaced parallel relation and a first plurality of pairs of spaced, parallel lateral walls interposed between said first and second transverse walls to form a forward first plurality of plug receiving ports, all arranged in side by side relation, and (ii) an integral second element having front and rear sides and comprising a third and fourth longitudinal wall and a second plurality of pairs of spaced, parallel walls interposed between said third and further longitudinal walls to form a forward second plurality of plug receiving ports, all arranged in side by side relation, wherein a releasable latching means fixes the third longitudinal means of the second element in superimposed abutting relation on the second longitudinal wall of the first element;(b) a first plurality of insulative inserts each having base and upper sides and rear end terminal ends and being positioned such that its terminal end extends into one of the first insert receiving ports; and(c) a second plurality of insulative inserts each having base and upper sides and rear and terminal ends and being positioned so that its terminal end extends into one of the second insert receiving ports.