Patent ID: 6371780
Filing Date: 2002-04-16
Classification: H01R,H04Q

Abstract:
A connection switch jack, comprising:(a) first and second sets of pins; (b) a set of spring contacts for connecting the first and second sets of pins when the spring contacts are in a normally closed position, wherein each spring contact is electrically connected, at a first end, to corresponding pins of the first set of pins and each spring contact is electrically connected, at a second end, in the normally closed position, to corresponding contacts coupled to corresponding pins of the second set of pins; and (c) a receptacle for receiving a plug having a plurality of plug contacts, wherein receipt of the plug connects corresponding plug contacts to selected pins of the first set of pins via the spring contacts and then moves the switch off of the normally closed position to break the contact between the first and second sets of pins; and (d) a third set of contacts, wherein each spring contact is electrically connected, at the second end, in a normally open position, to corresponding contacts of the third set of contacts and the contacts of the third set of contacts are electrically coupled to compensation circuitry to control for crosstalk and return loss introduced in CAT 5 or CAT 6 operation when a cable is patched into the receptacle.