Patent ID: 6863554

Claim:
A communications card to be used in a data utilization device and to receive an RJ-xx series plug having a biased clip including an engagement ridge, and to make electrical connection with at least first and second electrical contacts provided on the plug, the communications card comprising: a face having a dimension that follows a PCMCIA Type III standard; a recess in the face of the card to receive the RJ-xx series plug, the recess being oriented such that a direction the RJ-xx plug travels if being inserted into the recess is substantially parallel to two larger surfaces of the card; a plurality of electrical conductors in the recess positioned to make contact with the first and the second electrical contacts respectively of the RJ-xx plug if the plug is received in the recess; and a channel extending through a wall of the recess to form an opening to hold the biased clip of the RJ-xx plug if the plug is received in the recess, the channel including an edge to engage the engagement ridge of the clip of the RJ-xx series plug.