Patent ID: 6244907
Filing Date: 2001-06-12
Classification: H01R,Y10S

Abstract:
A selectable compatibility electrical connector assembly comprising:a first member comprising a jack having a jack frame and a second member comprising a plug having a nose section and adapted to mate with said jack, said connector having a first transmission characteristic when said first and second members are mated;said second member having a longitudinal centerline and a latching arm thereon having a latching shoulder transversely spaced from the centerline;said first member having a longitudinal centerline and an opening extending therein for receiving said second member, and front and rear portions,a first latching stub in said first member at said front transversely spaced from the centerline;a second latching stub in said first member longitudinally spaced from said first stub and transversely spaced therefrom on the opposite side of the centerline; andthe transverse spacing of said latching shoulder and said second latching stub being such as to cause said second latching stub to engage said latching shoulder to latch said second member within said first member at a first longitudinal position therein.