Patent ID: 6129557
Filing Date: 2000-10-10
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
An apparatus for mounting a transition connector and a telephone connector back-to-back on a circuit board comprising:a circuit board, the circuit board including a front side and a back side, a transition connector mounted to the front side of the circuit board, the transition connector including a plurality of spaced apart pins arranged in a first row and a second opposing row, the first row spaced apart from the second row a first distance, a telephone connector mounted to the back side of the circuit board opposite the transition connector, the telephone connector including a plurality of spaced apart pins arranged in a first line and a second opposing line, the first line spaced apart from the second line a second distance, the first distance being greater than the second distance, the first and second lines positioned between the first and second rows, the pins of the first row electrically connected to the pins of the first line, and the pins of the second row electrically connected to the pins of the second line.