Patent ID: 7874876

Claim:
An audio jack connector for receiving an audio plug connector with a tip end, comprising: an insulating housing defining a plug insertion hole from a front end to a rear end thereof for receiving the audio plug connector and a recess communicating with a rear end of the plug insertion hole; and a plurality of terminals disposed in the insulating housing, the terminals including a contact terminal received in the recess and having a base portion received in a bottom of the recess, one end of the base portion being bent upward and extended towards the other end of the base portion to form a first elastic arm located over the base portion and under the tip end of the audio plug connector when the audio plug connector is inserted in the plug insertion hole, a side edge of the base portion being extended upward and then bent along the axis of the plug insertion hole to form a second elastic arm of substantially L shape located at a side of the tip end of the audio plug connector when the audio plug connector is inserted in the plug insertion hole, a first contact portion and a second contact portion being protruded into the plug insertion hole from free ends of the first elastic arm and the second elastic arm, respectively, for abutting against a lower portion and a side portion of the tip end of the audio plug connector.