Patent ID: 6139368
Filing Date: 2000-10-31
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A modular jack for electrically connecting a modular plug to printed circuit board, said jack being of the type having a dielectric housing which are positioned a plurality of side-by-side conductors, each of said conductors including a spring contact portion adapted to engage a contact of a mating plug, a solder tail to be connected to said printed circuit board, and an intermediate portion located between said spring contact portion and said solder tail, said conductors arranged in an alternating, staggered array, said modular jack further comprising:a first capacitor module having a first set of capacitors thereon in electrical contact with each of a first set of said intermediate portions of said conductors; anda second capacitor module having a second set of capacitors in electrical contact with each of a sccond set of said intermediate portions of said conductors.