Patent ID: 8033871

Claim:
A multi-function connector comprising: an RJ-type female receptacle having an open, plug receiving end; a printed circuit board (PCB) disposed inside RJ-type the female receptacle with an edge of the PCB facing the open, plug receiving end and with sides of the PCB positioned spaced from interior surfaces of the RJ-type female receptacle that define the open, plug receiving end thereof; first and second sets of rigid contacts disposed on opposite sides of the PCB adjacent the edge; and an RJ-type male plug configured to be received in the open, plug receiving end of the RJ-type female receptacle, the RJ-type male plug including a cavity having first and second sets of contacts on opposite sides thereof, the cavity operative for receiving the edge of the PCB therein when the RJ-type male plug is inserted in the open, plug receiving end of the RJ-type female receptacle, whereupon the contacts of the first and second sets of contacts of the RJ-type male plug make contact with the contacts of the first and second sets of contacts of the PCB.