Patent ID: 6890197
Filing Date: 2005-05-10
Classification: H01R,Y10S

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for detecting one or more plug type capable of being inserted into a socket, the apparatus comprising: a housing having a plug receiving cavity associated with the socket; and two or more actuators associated with the housing; wherein the one or more plug type includes a proper plug type and an improper plug type, wherein the proper plug type includes a conventional RJ-45 plug type capable of being inserted in a conventional RJ-45 socket type and the improper plug type includes a conventional RJ-11 plug type capable of being inserted into a conventional RJ-11 socket type, and wherein a first one of the two or more actuators is disposed within the plug receiving cavity and is configured to be moved by the proper conventional RJ-45 plug type and by the improper conventional RJ-11 plug type when the proper and improper plug types are plugged into the socket, wherein a second one of the two or more actuators is disposed within the plug receiving cavity and is configured to be moved by the proper conventional RJ-45 plug type when the proper plug type is plugged into the socket and is configured not to be moved by the improper conventional RJ-11 plug type when the improper plug type is plugged into the socket.