Patent ID: 8419481
Filing Date: 2013-04-16
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. An audio connector comprising: an audio plug comprising an isolating housing and a terminal partially positioned in the isolating housing, the isolating housing comprising a main body; and a jack comprising a receiving portion for receiving the terminal, wherein the terminal comprises a metallic flange exposed out of an end of the main body of the isolating housing, and the metallic flange extends radially away from a central axis of the terminal; the isolating housing comprises an isolated covering portion connected to the end of the main body, and the isolated covering portion surrounds and covers a periphery of the metallic flange completely; the terminal is received in the receiving portion, the isolated covering portion contacts the jack, and the isolating housing encircles a periphery of the terminal thereby isolating any static electricity on the terminal; and the terminal comprises a first contact portion, a second contact portion and a first isolating portion isolating the first and the second contact portions.