Patent ID: 6146209
Filing Date: 2000-11-14
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
In an electrical device having a housing with an opening formed therein that is adapted to physically receive a modular plug, a connector block facilitates electrical connection between the electrical device and the received plug, the connector block comprising:(a) a substantially sideless base having a bottom surface, a top surface, a first end and a second end, one of said ends of said base being adapted to be positioned proximate the opening in the housing of the electrical device, at least a portion of said bottom surface of said base being adapted to be mounted on a printed circuit board at least partially disposed within the housing;(b) an upwardly extending portion attached to said base, said upwardly extending portion having a front surface, a rear surface and a top surface; and(c) one or more conducting wires, each conducting wire of said one or more conducting wires having a first end adapted to be electrically connected directly to an electrical contact on the printed circuit board, each conducting wire having a second end adapted to be electrically connected directly to a contact on modular plug received within the opening in the housing, the conducting wires being adapted to facilitate electrical connection between the plug and the printed circuit board.