Patent ID: 6488542
Filing Date: 2002-12-03
Classification: H01R,H05K,Y10S

Abstract:
A PCMCIA communication device for interfacing between an RJ-type connector plug and a host system, the communication device comprising:an enclosure having a front portion, a rear portion and a bottom cover panel, the bottom cover panel having a bottom cover front part and a bottom cover rear part, said front portion of said enclosure comprising a front housing part and said bottom cover front part; a substrate contained within said enclosure, said substrate carrying circuit components and including a substrate forward margin and a substrate rear margin, said substrate forward margin and said substrate rear margin including terminals connected to said circuit components on said substrate; and wherein said rear portion of said enclosure has an overall thickness conforming substantially to the standards set by the PCMCIA for Type III cards, wherein said enclosure is adapted to be received in a PCMCIA card slot of a host system, said rear portion of said enclosure further comprising a subassembly and said bottom cover rear part, said subassembly comprising at least one section including an opening configured to receive said RJ-type connector plug having at least two contacts, said at least one section further including at least two contact wires disposed at least partially within said opening, said at least two contact wires each having a first portion and a second portion, said first portion of each of said at least two contact wires formed to be aligned with and make electrical contact with one of said terminals formed on said substrate rear margin when said subassembly is attached to said substrate, said second portion of each of said at least two contact wires formed to be aligned with one of said at least two contacts in said RJ-type connector plug when said RJ type connector plug is inserted in said opening.