Patent ID: 8070530

Claim:
A modular jack comprising: a housing comprising a bottom wall, a top wall in confrontation with the bottom wall, a first side wall extending between the bottom wall and the top wall, a second side wall extending between the bottom wall and the top wall and in confrontation with the first side wall, and a rear wall extending between the bottom wall and the top wall and between the first side wall and the second side wall, a connector accommodation space being defined by the bottom wall, the top wall, the first side wall, the second side wall and the rear wall; a terminal holder comprising a connector terminal including a plurality of terminals extending in parallel to each other and arrayed side by side in an arraying direction, and a latch section positioned at one end of the connector terminal in the arraying direction; wherein the rear wall has an inner surface defining the connector accommodation space, and an outer surface opposite to the inner surface, the rear wall being formed with a terminal insertion through-hole communicating the inner surface with the outer surface, and a latch section insertion through-hole positioned beside the terminal insertion through-hole in the arraying direction and close to the one of the first side wall and the second side wall, the latch section insertion through-hole being provided with an engaged portion positioned between the inner surface and the outer surface; and wherein upon assembly of the terminal holder to the housing, the connector terminal extends through the terminal insertion through-hole and is exposed to the connector accommodation space, and the latch section is engaged with the engaged portion.