Selectable compatibility electrical connector jack
First Claim
1. A selectable compatibility connector jack having a high performance mode and a low performance mode for compatibility with high and low performance connector plugs comprising:
- a housing member, at least a portion of which is hollow and having a front face and a rear portion, said front face having a connector plug receiving opening therein;
a plurality of spring contact leads extending from said rear portion toward said opening;
a circuit member disposed within said housing and affixed thereto, said circuit member having a first surface having circuit components thereon;
said spring contact leads being spaced from said surface of said circuit member in the high performance mode;
an actuating spacer member for moving at least some of said spring contact leads into contact with said circuit components; and
said connector plug receiving opening being shaped to receive the plug therewithin and insure said jack'"'"'s adaptibility to the performance characteristic of the plug.
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Abstract
A selectable compatibility jack has at least a partially hollow housing member or jack frame and a plurality of spring contact members or leads extending from the rear portion thereof to the connector end. The housing has a front face with an opening therein configured to receive a plug. A circuit member, such as a printed wiring board is mounted and affixed within the housing and has circuit components on a surface thereof. Actuator means responds to the insertion of a low performance plug into the jack to cause the leads to contact certain ones of the circuit elements, such as capacitance pads, to alter the crosstalk and transmission loss characteristics of the jack. Clearance means within the jack prevent the actuator means from being actuated when a high performance plug is inserted in the jack.
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18 Claims
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1. A selectable compatibility connector jack having a high performance mode and a low performance mode for compatibility with high and low performance connector plugs comprising:
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a housing member, at least a portion of which is hollow and having a front face and a rear portion, said front face having a connector plug receiving opening therein; a plurality of spring contact leads extending from said rear portion toward said opening; a circuit member disposed within said housing and affixed thereto, said circuit member having a first surface having circuit components thereon; said spring contact leads being spaced from said surface of said circuit member in the high performance mode; an actuating spacer member for moving at least some of said spring contact leads into contact with said circuit components; and said connector plug receiving opening being shaped to receive the plug therewithin and insure said jack'"'"'s adaptibility to the performance characteristic of the plug. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A selectable compatibility connector jack having a high performance mode and a low performance mode for compatibility with high and low performance connector plugs comprising:
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a housing member, at least a portion of which is hollow and having a front face and a rear portion, said front face having a connector plug receiving opening therein having clearance notches therein for receiving a high performance connector plug; a plurality of spring contact leads extending from said rear portion toward said opening, each of said leads having an S-shaped configuration along a portion of its length comprising a first bend portion and a second oppositely oriented bend portion; a substantially planar circuit member mounted in and affixed to the interior of said housing, said circuit member having a first surface having circuit components thereon and spaced from said second bend portions of said leads; an actuating spacer member extending transversely of said planar member, said actuating spacer member being adapted to be moved longitudinally within said housing and having actuator projections thereon; and said actuating spacer member being adapted to engage said first bends in said leads to force said second bends into electrical contact with said circuit components when said actuator projections are engaged by a low performance connector plug. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A selectable compatibility connector jack for compatibility with high and low performance connector plugs, said jack comprising:
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a housing member, at least a portion of which is hollow and having a front face and a rear portion; said front face having a connector plug receiving opening therein; a plurality of spring contact members extending from said rear portion toward said opening; a fixed circuit member comprising a printed wiring board disposed within said housing and having a first surface having circuit components thereon; actuator means having first and second positions responsive to insertion of a low performance plug in said plug receiving openings to move from said first position to said second position, thereby forcing said spring contact member into contact with at least some of said circuit components to place said jack in a low performance mode; and said front face having means therein for causing said actuator means to remain in said first position upon insertion of a high performance plug in said opening. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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