Patent ID: 6935900

Claim:
A modular jack adapted for mating with a complementary plug comprising: an insulative housing having a plug-receiving cavity for receiving the plug; a plurality of terminals each having a contact portion extending into the plug-receiving cavity of the housing; an anti-mismating member made integrally of a metal sheet and being discrete with the insulative housing, the anti-mismating member including a connecting wall abutting against the housing and a branch portion extending forwardly from the connecting wall and into the plug-receiving cavity, the branch portion including a stopping tab and a guiding portion at a front portion thereof, the stopping tab having an engaging surface facing forwardly, the guiding portion having an inclined guiding surface in front of the engaging surface; and a metal shell shielding the insulative housing; wherein the stopping tab projects upright from an inner side of the branch; wherein the guiding portion extends upwardly from an outer side of the branch; wherein the insulative housing comprises a side wall and a rear wall, the side wall defining a groove communicating with the plug-receiving cavity, wherein the branch portion of the anti-mismating member is partially secured in the receiving groove; wherein the connecting wall of the anti-mismating member abuts against the rear wall of the housing; wherein the modular jack comprises a terminal module, the terminals secured in the terminal module.