NETWORK JACK WITH BACKWARDS CAPABILITY AND SYSTEMS USING SAME
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1. A communication connector, comprising:
- a housing configured to receive a communication plug;
a printed circuit board connected to said housing; and
a rocker switch pivotally connected to said housing, said rocker switch configured to actuate said printed circuit board.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to the field of telecommunication jacks, and more specifically, to network jacks adapted for operating with more than one type of a plug. In an embodiment, the present invention is a communication connector that includes a housing configured to receive a communication plug, a printed circuit board connected to the housing, and a rocker switch pivotally connected to the housing, the rocker switch configured for actuating the printed circuit board. In a variation of this embodiment, the communication connector could be used in a communication system having communication equipment therein.
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1. A communication connector, comprising:
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a housing configured to receive a communication plug; a printed circuit board connected to said housing; and a rocker switch pivotally connected to said housing, said rocker switch configured to actuate said printed circuit board. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A communication system, comprising:
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communication equipment; and a communication connector connected to said communication equipment, said communication connector including a housing configured to receive a communication plug, a printed circuit board connected to said housing, and a rocker switch pivotally connected to said housing, said rocker switch configured to actuate said printed circuit board. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A communication connector operable with a first type of a plug corresponding to a first mode of operation and a second type of a plug corresponding to a second mode of operation, said first type of a plug being different from said second type of a plug, said communication connector comprising:
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a housing including a plug receiving aperture; a plug interface contact (PIC) support structure connected to said housing; a first plurality of adjacently positioned PICs in said plug receiving aperture and supported by said PIC support structure, said first plurality of PICs having a first subset of first contact pairs and a second subset of first contact pairs, said first subset of first contact pairs configured to interface said first type of a plug and said second type of a plug, said second subset of first contact pairs configured to interface said first type of a plug but not said second type of a plug; a second plurality of PIC positioned non-adjacently to said first plurality of PICs, said second plurality of PICs configured to interface said second type of a plug but not said first type of a plug; and a plurality of ground contacts at least partially within said housing for providing a signal ground for said first subset of first contact pairs when said communication connector is in said second mode of operation, said plurality of ground contacts providing ground balance for each first contact pair of said first subset of first contact pairs. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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