Patent ID: 7497710

Claim:
A jack assembly comprising: a body having a first end and a second end with a termination resistor disposed within the body; a first conductor extending longitudinally through the body between a first jack at the first end of the body and a second jack at the second end of the body; a second conductor extending longitudinally through the body between a third jack at the first end of the body and a fourth jack at the second end of the body; and a spring assembly coupled to the body, wherein the spring assembly includes first and second conductive arms extending from a non-conductive coupling device, wherein, each arm includes a distal end having a bifurcated dual-beam configuration, each arm biased outwardly from the non-conductive coupling device so as to contact a respective one of the conductors, each arm having a first position in electrical communication with the respective conductor and being movable to a second position electrically isolated from the respective conductor, when a plug is inserted into the first jack, the first arm moves from the first position to the second position, and at least one arm includes a secondary beam extending from a medial region of the arm, wherein the secondary beam comes into contact with the termination resistor when the arm is in the second position.