Patent ID: 6325674
Filing Date: 2001-12-04
Classification: H01R,Y10S

Abstract:
A card edge connector for a communications card that conforms to the PCMCIA requirements for a Type III PC card, the card edge connector comprising:a modular jack including a main body portion with a top surface, a bottom surface, a front surface and a rear surface, the top surface and the bottom surface being separated by a distance of 10.5 mm or less;a receptacle disposed in the front surface of the modular jack that is sized and configured to receive a RJ series connector plug along a generally longitudinal axis such that no portion of the plug extends through either the top surface or the bottom surface of the modular jack when the plug is inserted into the receptacle; anda connector attached to the rear surface of the modular jack, the connector including a socket sized and configured to receive a portion of a printed circuit board disposed within the communications card, the connector being adapted to allow electrical communication to be established between the printed circuit board and the modular jack;wherein there is no cutout that is configured to allow a biased clip of the RJ series connector plug to protrude through either the top surface or the bottom surface of the modular jack when the plug is inserted into the receptacle.