Patent ID: 6332784
Filing Date: 2001-12-25
Classification: H01R,H05K,Y10S

Abstract:
A communications card that conforms to the PCMCIA requirements for a Type III PC card, the communications card comprising:a top cover portion including a first outer surface, an opposing inner surface, a front surface, and a rear surface;a bottom cover including a first outer surface, an opposing inner surface, a front surface and a rear surface;an upper portion of an opening being defined by the top cover;a lower portion of the opening being defined by the bottom cover, the opening defining an entrance to a receptacle disposed within the communications card, the receptacle being sized and configured to receive a RJ series connector plug such that no portion of the plug extends through either the first outer surface of the top cover or the first outer surface of the bottom cover of the communications card when the connector plug is located in a fully inserted position within the receptacle; anda latching area that is sized and configured to securely hold the RJ series connector plug within the receptacle, the latching area also being sized and configured to allow the RJ series connector plug to be removed from the fully inserted position in the receptacle without damage to the plug and without the user depressing a biased clip of the connector plug if sufficient force is applied to a body of the connector plug.