Patent ID: 6554652
Filing Date: 2003-04-29
Classification: H01R,H04Q

Abstract:
A jack and chassis assembly comprising:(a) a jack including: (i) a body comprising a dielectric material; said body having a forward wall; an opposite rear wall; and defining an interior chamber and a plurality of bores; (A) said plurality of bores extending through said forward wall in communication with said interior chamber; (B) each of said bores being sized to receive a plug having a tip contact and a ring contact; (ii) a plurality of electrically conductive spring contacts oriented within said interior chamber; (A) each of said spring contacts including tip spring contacts and ring spring contacts; (B) said tip spring contacts being disposed to make electrical contact with tip contacts of plugs inserted within said bores; (C) said ring spring contacts being disposed to make electrical contact with ring contacts of plugs inserted within said bores; (iii) a first plurality of connection locations secured to said body and projecting from said forward wall; (iv) a second plurality of connection locations secured to said body and projecting from said rear wall; (v) a plurality of conductive pins secured to said body and projecting from said rear wall; and (vi) a first circuit board secured to said body; said first circuit board including a first and second plurality of circuit paths; (A) said first plurality of circuit paths disposed on said first circuit board to make electrical contact between said plurality of spring contacts and said first plurality of connection locations; (B) said second plurality of circuit paths disposed on said first circuit board to make electrical contact between said plurality of spring contacts and said second plurality of connection locations; (b) a chassis; said chassis defining a first frame; (i) said jack being removably mounted to said first frame; (c) a second circuit board mounted on said first frame of said chassis; said second circuit board having a socket secured thereto and in electrical contact therewith; (i) said socket being in receipt of and in electrical contact with said plurality of conductive pins; (d) a panel supporting a converter arrangement; (i) said converter arrangement being in electrical contact with said second plurality of connection locations; and (e) a second frame holding said first frame; said panel being secured to said second frame.