Patent ID: 7841875

Claim:
An audio jack connector for receiving a mating audio plug, comprising: an insulating housing having a rectangular base, the base defining a front end and a top surface, a passageway formed at the front end of the base and extending into the base for receiving the audio plug, the top surface of the base having a receiving recess adjacent to the front end; a plurality of terminals received in the insulating housing and projecting into the passageway; a protecting plate swingably mounted in the receiving recess of the insulating housing, the protecting plate having a base plate, with a shape substantially the same as a cross-section of the passageway, the base plate standing across a front end of the passageway for shutting the passageway, and being pushed by the inserted audio plug to swing upwards and received in the receiving recess; and a shielding shell covered to the insulating housing.