Connecting device
First Claim
1. A connecting device comprising, a plug member arranged to be connected to an external load and including a conductive sleeve, a conductive tip extending out from within said conductive sleeve, a movable pin projecting from an end portion of the tip, and a jack member arranged to be mounted on a housing of an electrical apparatus and including a first contact segment for contacting with the conductive sleeve of the plug member, normally closed second and third switching contact segments arranged to separate from each other by action of the tip of the plug member wherein one of said second and said third contact segments electrically contacts the tip of the plug member, and a fourth contact segment for electrically contacting with the pin of the plug member to supply a source voltage from within the electrical apparatus to the external load through the pin of the plug member.
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Abstract
A connecting device for use in a tape recorder comprises a plug member arranged to be connected to an external load and includes a conductive sleeve, a conductive tip provided therein and a movable pin projecting at the end portion of the tip. The device also includes a jack member provided on a housing of an electrical apparatus, including a contact segment provided to contact with the sleeve of the plug tip, switching contact segments provided to separate from each other by action of the tip, and another contact segment provided to contact with the pin so as to supply source voltage to the external load through the pin of the plug member.
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- 1. A connecting device comprising, a plug member arranged to be connected to an external load and including a conductive sleeve, a conductive tip extending out from within said conductive sleeve, a movable pin projecting from an end portion of the tip, and a jack member arranged to be mounted on a housing of an electrical apparatus and including a first contact segment for contacting with the conductive sleeve of the plug member, normally closed second and third switching contact segments arranged to separate from each other by action of the tip of the plug member wherein one of said second and said third contact segments electrically contacts the tip of the plug member, and a fourth contact segment for electrically contacting with the pin of the plug member to supply a source voltage from within the electrical apparatus to the external load through the pin of the plug member.
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