Patent ID: 8790139

Claim:
A communications jack, comprising: a plurality of sliding contacts that each include an electrically conductive contact surface, wherein each of the plurality of sliding contacts is configured to slidably move between a resting position and a deflected position; at least one biasing member that is separate from the plurality of sliding contacts and that is electrically insulated from the conductive contact surfaces of the plurality of sliding contacts, the at least one biasing member configured to bias at least a first of the plurality of sliding contacts towards its resting position; and a printed circuit board that includes a first contact structure that is configured to electrically connect to the first of the plurality of sliding contacts when the first of the plurality of sliding contacts is in its deflected position, wherein the first contact structure comprises a first contact pad, and wherein the first of the plurality of contacts physically engages the first contact pad when the first of the plurality of contacts is in its deflected position.