Patent ID: 8142217
Filing Date: 2012-03-27
Classification: G06F,H01R

Abstract:
1. A low profile modular jack for use with a corresponding plug equipped with a deflectable latch thereof, comprising: an insulative housing defining a mating surface and a mating cavity neighboring the mating surface for receiving said plug, the insulative housing having a bottom wall facing the mating cavity and defined a plurality of terminal grooves thereon; a plurality of contacts retained in the terminal grooves, each of said contacts including a contacting section obliquely and backwardly extending from a position adjacent to a front edge of said mating cavity, and a soldering section straightly and upwardly extending from a position adjacent to a rear edge of said mating cavity; wherein said lower profile modular jack is not independently equipped with any locking portions for latchable engagement with the plug but adapted for inserting into a cover on a base portion of an electronic device, the cover having a locking slot therein for commonly retaining the plug in said mating space during mating with the plug; wherein a metallic shell is provided to attach on the bottom wall, said soldering sections of the contacts define a mounting surface above said metallic shell; and wherein said metallic shell surrounds side walls of the insulative housing and forms a plurality of mounting legs hanging at opposite sides of the mating cavity.