Modular jack
First Claim
1. An electrical connector mounted in a cutout defined in a circuit board, comprising:
- an insulative housing having a top wall, a bottom wall, a rear wall, a front wall and a pair of side walls defining an inner space therebetween for receiving a mating plug, a front opening defined in the front wall for entrance of the mating plug, and at least one support arm rearwardly extending from an upper portion of the rear wall, each support arm having a bottom surface for resting on an edge of the cutout of the circuit board;
a terminal assembly including an insulative holder accommodated in the interior space of the housing and a plurality of terminals retained in the holder; and
a an electrically assembly including a first shield and a second shield assembled together to form a chamber for receiving the housing, the shielding assembly forming a pair of legs outwardly and extending to be substantially level with the bottom surface of each support arm for mounting to the circuit board.
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Abstract
A modular jack comprises an insulative housing, a terminal assembly including an insulative terminal holder and a number of terminals retained in the holder and a shielding assembly including a first shield and a second shield. The housing is substantially rectangular and defines an inner space for accommodating the terminals and a mating plug therein. The first shield and the second shield are assembled together to enclose the housing. A pair of legs outwardly and downwardly extends from lower side edges of the first shield. A circuit board defines a rectangular cutout for snugly accommodating the modular jack. The legs are adapted to secure the modular jack to the circuit board. A pair of support arms rearwardly extends from the rear wall of the housing for resting on a rear edge of the cutout of the circuit board thereby supporting the modular jack thereon.
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18 Claims
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1. An electrical connector mounted in a cutout defined in a circuit board, comprising:
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an insulative housing having a top wall, a bottom wall, a rear wall, a front wall and a pair of side walls defining an inner space therebetween for receiving a mating plug, a front opening defined in the front wall for entrance of the mating plug, and at least one support arm rearwardly extending from an upper portion of the rear wall, each support arm having a bottom surface for resting on an edge of the cutout of the circuit board; a terminal assembly including an insulative holder accommodated in the interior space of the housing and a plurality of terminals retained in the holder; and a an electrically assembly including a first shield and a second shield assembled together to form a chamber for receiving the housing, the shielding assembly forming a pair of legs outwardly and extending to be substantially level with the bottom surface of each support arm for mounting to the circuit board. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. An electrical connector mounted in a cutout defined in a circuit board, comprising:
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an insulative housing including a top face, a bottom face, a front face, a rear face and two side faces commonly defining an inner space therein for receiving a mating plug; a plurality of terminals positioned within the housing; and a shielding assembly including a first shield and a second shield fastened to the housing and to each other;
whereinsaid first shield covers the top face, an upper portion of the rear face and upper portions of the two side faces which are all positioned above the circuit board, and the second shield covers the bottom face, a lower portion of the rear face and lower portions of the two side faces which are all positioned under the circuit board.
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