Patent ID: 7267584

Claim:
An RJ-45 socket module comprising: a socket chassis having a front; an open rear; a top; an internal cavity; at least one RJ-45 socket recess being formed through the front of the socket chassis, communicating with the internal cavity and having a shape corresponding to an RJ-45 connector; and multiple channels being formed through the front of the socket chassis near the top and communicating with the internal cavity; a circuit board being mounted in the internal cavity of the socket chassis and having a front; a rear; two side edges; a top; a bottom; multiple through holes; printed circuit being formed on the front and rear of the circuit board; multiple resistors being mounted on the front of the circuit board; a capacitor mounted on the rear of the circuit board and having two pins; and multiple contacts being formed on the front of the circuit board with Surface-Mount Technology (SMT), and each contact being separated from adjacent printed circuit by a distance; a transformer being mounted on the rear of the circuit board; a pin assembly being attached to and protruding from the contacts on the front of the circuit board, protruding into the RJ-45 socket recess and comprising a holder being mounted on and protruding from the front of the circuit board, protruding into the RJ-45 socket recess and having multiple notches; and multiple pins being connected to the contacts on the front of the circuit board with SMT and mounted respectively in the notches in the holder; multiple lighting units being mounted on the front of the circuit board and in the channels and being visible through the front of the socket chassis; a base being mounted on the bottom of the circuit board and comprising a seat; and a first lead assembly being mounted on the seat and having multiple leads, each lead having an outer end being mounted in the seat; and an inner end passing through a corresponding through hole in the circuit board; and a second lead assembly being mounted on the seat and having multiple leads, each lead having an outer end being mounted in the seat; and an inner end passing through a corresponding through holes I the circuit board; a front cover being mounted on and covering the front of the socket chassis and having multiple openings corresponding respectively to the at least one RJ-45 socket recess and the channels in the socket chassis; and a chassis cover enclosing the socket chassis.