Patent ID: 6488543
Filing Date: 2002-12-03
Classification: H01R,Y10S

Abstract:
An apparatus that allows a RJ series connector plug to be connected to an electronic device, the apparatus comprising:an electronic device including a housing; a circuit board at least partially disposed within the housing of the electronic device; an opening formed in the housing of the electronic device; a modular jack that is sized and configured to be at least partially disposed in the opening in the housing, the modular jack being independent from and selectively removable from the housing so that the modular jack is capable of being quickly connected and disconnected from the housing, the modular jack including a main body portion with a top surface, a bottom surface, a front surface and a rear surface; a receptacle located in the front surface of the modular jack that is sized and configured to receive the RJ series connector plug along a generally longitudinal axis; one or more electrically conducting members at least partially disposed within the receptacle, the electrically conducting members being sized and configured to be in electrical communication with the RJ series connector plug when the plug is inserted into the receptacle; and a rearwardly extending connector attached to the rear surface of the modular jack, the rearwardly extending connector being slidably connectable to the circuit board to allow direct electrical communication between the electrically conducting members in the modular jack and the circuit board.