Patent ID: 6152779
Filing Date: 2000-11-28
Classification: H01R,Y10S

Abstract:
A media interface for connecting a physical/electrical media connector to an electronic device, the media interface comprising:an aperture formed in a retractable member;one or more prongs attached to said retractable member and flexibly extending into said aperture, said aperture being shaped to receive the media connector to establish electrical contact between one or more contacts of the media connector and the one or more prongs flexibly extending into the aperture; anda shield connected to said retractable member, said shield having a first end connected to said retractable member and a second end being freely disposed within said aperture so that said shield is pivoted with said prongs upon insertion of said connector into said aperture, thereby allowing said connector to pass into and partially through said aperture, said shield having a length greater than a length of said one or more prongs, and said shield having a length less than a length of said aperture.