Patent ID: 6547604
Filing Date: 2003-04-15
Classification: H01R,Y10S

Abstract:
A communication jack connector assembly, comprising:a wiring board having a front region; and a number of elongated terminal contact wires extending above the wiring board for engaging and making electrical connections with corresponding terminals of a conforming plug connector along a line of contact, wherein the terminal contact wires have free ends located ahead of said line of contact, and the free ends are formed to be deflected resiliently in a direction toward the front region of the wiring board when engaging the plug connector; wherein at least one clearance opening is formed in the front region of the wiring board at a position where the free end of a corresponding contact wire would otherwise contact an upper surface of the board when engaging the plug connector, and the clearance opening is dimensioned so that part of the free end of the corresponding contact wire deflects into the clearance opening a certain distance from the upper surface of wiring board while the contact wire maintains sufficient resilient force to connect electrically with the corresponding terminal of the plug connector.