Patent ID: 7824201

Claim:
A jack comprising: a housing supporting first and second jack ports; a first contact within the housing; a second contact within the housing; and, a cam operated switch within the housing, wherein the cam operated switch has a full normal position and a half normal position, wherein the cam operated switch, in the full normal position, (i) couples the first and second contacts together when no plug is inserted into either the first jack port or the second jack port and (ii) conditions the jack so that, when a plug is inserted into the first jack port, the coupling between the first and second contacts is broken and the first contact is coupled to the first jack port, and so that, when a plug is inserted into the second jack port, the coupling between the first and second contacts is broken and the second contact is coupled to the second jack port, and wherein the cam operated switch, in the half normal position, (i) couples the first and second contacts together when no plug is inserted into either the first jack port or the second jack port and (ii) conditions the jack so that, when a plug is inserted into the first jack port, the coupling between the first and second contacts is broken and the first contact is coupled to the first jack port, and so that, when a plug is inserted into the second jack port, the coupling between the first and second contacts is maintained and the second contact is coupled to the second jack port.