Patent ID: 6913481
Filing Date: 2005-07-05
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. A modular jack, comprising: a jack body having top, bottom, front, and rear walls; a plug receiving opening in the front wall; an LED assembly receiving pocket in the front wall, the pocket comprising an opening in the front wall and an opening in the bottom wall, wherein the openings in the front and bottom walls substantially correspond to the width and length of an LED assembly to be inserted in the pocket such that the LED assembly can be inserted from both the front wall and the bottom wall; and at least one of: (i) a lip formed on the bottom wall along an edge of the pocket for retaining the LED assembly within the pocket, the lip deflecting in response to insertion of the LED assembly from the bottom wall; (ii) a crush rib formed on a first inner wall of the pocket for urging the LED assembly toward an opposing second inner wall of the pocket to form an interference fit between the pocket and the LED assembly so that the LED assembly is suspended in the pocket by way of the interference fit; and (iii) a metallic shield surrounding the jack body, the shield comprising a front face and a tab portion, wherein the front face has apertures formed therein for exposing LEDs of the LED assembly, and the tab portion covers the opening in the bottom wall and thereby retains the LED assembly in the pocket.