Patent ID: 6398565
Filing Date: 2002-06-04
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
In a system including an electronic device and an external system, a media connector for establishing an electrical connection between the electronic device with the external system, the media connector comprising:a retractable member having an aperture formed therein; one or more contact pins attached to the retractable member and electrically coupled to the electronic device and flexibly extending into the aperture, the aperture being shaped to receive a media plug for electrically coupling to the external system and to establish an electrical connection between one or more contacts of the media plug and the one or more contact pins; an arch formed in a body of the retractable member and extending into a portion of the aperture, the arch shaped to position the one or more contact pins to come into contact with the one or more contacts of the media plug and to allow radial deflection of the one or more contact pins along the arch when encountered by the one or more contacts of the media plug; and a flexible shield at least partially extending into the aperture and wherein the shield is configured to cover the electrical connection between the one or more contact pins and the one or more contacts of the media plug when the media plug is inserted in the aperture.