Patent ID: 7021951

Claim:
A self-normalling jack having a magnetically controlled normal circuit or relay for redirecting an electronic signal from its source to its destination comprising: a first jack receptacle in communication with a signal source; a second jack receptacle in communication with a destination source; a first normalling electronic circuit switch or relay in communication with said source signal, a second normalling electronic circuit switch or relay in communication with said destination signal, said second normalling electronic circuit switch or relay in communication with said first normalling electronic circuit switch or relay; a first magnet having a magnetic field encompassing said first jack receptacle and in communication with said first normalling electronic circuit switch or relay; a second magnet having a magnetic field encompassing said second jack receptacle and in communication with said second normalling electronic circuit switch or relay, said first magnet and said second magnet sensing the presence or absence of a patch cord plug positioned in said first jack receptacle or said second jack receptacle and signaling said electronic normalling switch, thereby respectively opening or closing said magnetically controlled normal circuit switch or relay for the redirection of said signal.