Patent ID: 7258581

Claim:
A modular jack comprising: an insulative housing forming a base: wall and a peripheral wall in generally normal relation to said base wall to define an interior cavity for receiving a mating plug, said peripheral wall comprising a mounting wall, said mounting wall defining an inner side facing said cavity and an outer side facing opposite; a plurality of conductive contacts fastened to the outer side of the mounting wall, each of said contacts forming a bend portion extending from said outer side of the mounting wall to the inner side, and a diagonal contact portion connecting with the bend portion and extending slantwise towards base wall, the diagonal contact portion further forming a free end; and a discrete insulative spacer installed in said cavity and secured therein, said spacer engaging with the free ends of the diagonal contact portion; wherein said peripheral wall further comprises a pair of opposite sidewalls adjacent to said mounting wall, each of sidewalls defining an inner side facing said cavity, said inner side defining a guiding groove, and wherein said spacer is an integrally molded insulator and forms a guiding portion for engaging in corresponding guiding groove; and wherein either of said sidewalls protrudes a bulge on the inner side, and said spacer forming a block corresponding to said bulge, said block engaging said bulge for keeping the spacer in position when the spacer is installed in said cavity.