Patent ID: 7887378

Claim:
An audio jack connector adapted for receiving an audio plug connector from a front direction, comprising: an insulating housing having an inserting hole extending from a front to a rear for receiving the audio plug connector and a plurality of recesses communicating with the inserting hole for receiving a plurality of terminals; and an elastic body disposed in the inserting hole perpendicular to an extending direction of the inserting hole having two opposite tightening arms and a connecting portion interconnected with opposite ends of the tightening arms; wherein a front end of the audio plug connector passes through the elastic body and is restrained by the elastic body, two tightening arms of the elastic body are against the portions of the front end of the audio plug connector from opposite directions when the audio plug connecter is inserted into the inserting hole of the insulating housing; and wherein an inner wall of the inserting hole has a portion concaved outwards to form a substantial ring-shaped receiving groove, a fixing groove is connected with a bottom of the receiving groove for receiving a base, the connecting portion has two opposite ends connected with two arch shaped tightening arms to show a substantial ring-shape corresponding to the receiving groove with a gap formed opposite to the connecting portion, and two free ends of the tightening arms extend downwards to form two inserting portions inserted into two apertures which are formed on the base.