Patent ID: 9011181
Filing Date: 2015-04-21
Classification: H01R,H05K,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A communication jack for mating with a communication plug having a plurality of plug contacts, said communication jack comprising: a housing including a plug receiving aperture; a printed circuit board connected to said housing, printed circuit board in a direction rearward of said plug receiving aperture, said plug receiving aperture forward of said printed circuit board; a plurality of jack contacts for mating with respective said plug contacts, said plurality of jack contacts at least partially within said plug receiving aperture and connected to said printed circuit board, each of said plurality of plug contacts including a plug contact region where respective said plug contacts touch off on respective said jack contacts when the communication plug is inserted in said communication jack, at least one of said jack contacts having a first end directly contacting said printed circuit board, a pivot zone between said first end and said contact region, and a free end forward of said pivot zone; and a support element connected to said housing, at least one said free end contacting and supported by said support element and at least one raised and radiused pivot structure supporting a respective said pivot zone.