Patent ID: 7988498

Claim:
An earphone jack comprising: a cylindrical housing, into which an earphone plug having a plurality of connecting terminals is inserted to be seated in the cylindrical housing; a circuit connector mounted in the housing, to be electrically connected to a circuit of an audio appliance, the circuit connector being connected to the connecting terminals of the earphone plug, wherein the circuit connector comprises a plurality of first connecting terminals each comprising a first connecting section outwardly protruded from the housing, to be connected to the circuit of the audio appliance, and a second connecting section extending from the first connecting section while being bent to have a C shape such that the second connecting section elastically fits around an associated one of the connecting terminals of the earphone plug, wherein the housing comprises a first housing partially opened at a top portion thereof, and a second housing having a semi-cylindrical shape, the second housing being coupled to the first housing, to cover the opened top portion of the first housing, wherein each of the first and second housings is formed with a plurality of seating grooves, in which the first connecting terminals are seated, respectively, the first connecting terminals being first seated in the seating grooves of the first housing, and then seated in the seating grooves of the second housing when the second housing covers the opened top portion of the first housing.