Patent ID: 7674136
Filing Date: 2010-03-09
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. A modular electrical jack connector system comprising: i) a first inside jack connector housing having a first side and a second side that face opposite to each other, ii) a first outside jack connector housing interconnected with the first inside jack connector housing at the first side, and iii) a second outside jack connector housing interconnected with the first inside jack connector housing at the second side; and a jack connector-subassembly inserted into each of the jack connector housing; wherein the jack connector housings are configured as an assembly of modular adjacent connector housings that are arranged in a row; and wherein each of the jack connector housings comprises i) a front coupling side having at least two openings which openings are disposed one above the other for the purpose of receiving a plurality of electrical plug connectors through the front coupling side and ii) a rear side for the purpose of inserting the jack connector subassembly, the rear side being oppositely disposed with respect to the front coupling side; and wherein each jack connector subassembly comprises a longitudinal strip-like carrier having a substantially right-angled profile and having on the top and on the bottom respectively a series of extrusion-coated or injection-molded jack terminals, wherein the extrusion-coated or injection-molded jack terminals embody at a front end of the strip-like carrier uncoated and bent-back cantilevered contact portions, and wherein the uncoated and bent-back cantilevered contact portions are disposed aligned in an upper opening and/or into a lower opening of the jack connector housing.