Patent ID: 7563116

Claim:
An RJ jack connector comprising: an insulating housing defining a receiving cavity surrounded by opposite sidewalls and a top and bottom wall connecting with the sidewalls, one of said side wall defining two slots along a mating direction of a complementary connector; a plurality of conductive contacts defining contacting portions extending into the receiving cavity; a couple of switching terminals including a first terminal and a second terminal received and retained in said two slots respectively, and the two terminals being mating with each others when the complementary connector is inserted into the receiving cavity; and a shell surrounding the insulating housing, the shell comprising a spring tab; wherein the first terminal defines a touching tab mechanically contacting with the shell; the touching tab of the first terminal perpendicularly extends inwards from a top edge of the receiving cavity while the first terminal has no leg adapted for mechanically and electrical connection to a printed circuit broad (PCB); the first terminal is located adjacent to the receiving cavity, and comprises a spring arm portion extending from an inner edge of the receiving cavity with an inward arc contacting portion adjacent to a free end thereof and projecting into the receiving cavity from; wherein the second terminal defines an arm portion extending along a same direction with the spring arm portion of the first terminal, the arm portion of the second terminal is moveably engaged by a free end of the first terminal; the touching tab is just located on a supporting portion of the housing and the contacting portion of the spring tab just presses against the touching tab to service as a grounding path.