Patent ID: 6398591
Filing Date: 2002-06-04
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A modular jack for tubular enclosures, comprising:a unitary elongated housing formed of dielectric material having a front end, a rear end and a body extending longitudinally between said front and rear ends, at least a portion of said body having a longitudinally extending cylindrical outer surface defining an outer cylindrical boundary envelope of said jack, said body including a forward body portion adjacent said front end having a longitudinally extending side wall with outer and inner surfaces, said inner surfaces defining a plug-receiving receptacle, and a rearward body portion adjacent said rear end having an outer surface, wherein a longitudinally extending planar surface segment is formed in said outer cylindrical surface of said body of said housing, said planar surface segment being recessed inwardly within said outer cylindrical boundary envelope of said jack; and a plurality of elongated contact/terminal members formed of conductive material, each of said contact/terminal members including a contact portion extending through said plug-receiving receptacle, a terminal portion mounted in said rearward body portion, and an intermediate bridging portion situated on said recessed planar surface segment and inwardly within said outer cylindrical envelope of said jack, said contact/terminal members being in their entirety recessed inwardly within said outer cylindrical boundary envelope of said jack.