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Contact pin design for a modular jack

  • US 6,394,850 B1
  • Filed: 03/20/2000
  • Issued: 05/28/2002
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/20/2000
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A jack for connecting a RJ series plug to a communications card conforming to Type III PCMCIA standards, the jack comprising:

  • a housing including an upper surface, a lower surface and a front wall, the upper surface and the lower surface of the housing being separated by a distance equal to or less than about 10.5 mm;

    a receptacle located in the front wall of the housing, the receptacle including an upper surface and a lower surface that are separated by a distance equal to or less than about 10.1 mm, the receptacle being sized and configured to receive a RJ series plug such that no portion of the plug extends through either the upper surface or the lower surface of the housing; and

    a plurality of contact pins located in the housing, the contact pins being sized and configured to allow electrical communication between a connector plug inserted into the receptacle and the communications card, the contact pins including a plug engaging portion that is sized and configured to electrically communicate with the RJ series plug received within the receptacle and a connector portion that is sized and configured to electrically connect the contact pin to a communication card.

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