Patent ID: 7223109

Claim:
A replacement latch for a male RJxx plug that has a broken latch, the replacement latch comprising: a housing; and a latch within the housing, wherein the latch includes: a substantially U-shaped component having a middle section that joins a first arm of the U-shaped component to a second arm of the U-shaped component, wherein the first arm terminates at a first arm end that has a shape that is geometrically similar to a standard RJxx retention protrusion, and wherein the middle section is rotatable about a pivot point that is inside the housing, and a horizontal activator having a depressor that is in sliding contact with the second arm, wherein a horizontal movement, in a first direction, of the horizontal activator causes the depressor to push against an inclined surface of the second arm, such that the middle section rotates about the pivot point to cause the first arm end to engage against a retention lip in a female RJxx receptacle.