Outlet accommodating out-of-specification plugs

• US 6,869,318 B2
• Filed: 04/03/2003
• Issued: 03/22/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 04/04/2002
• Status: Expired

• Current Assignee: Siemon Company The (The Siemon Company Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: The Siemon Company Incorporated
• Inventors: Lo, Denny, Siemon, John A., Viklund, Mark, Yip, Maxwell, Audibert, Kevin J.
• Primary Examiner(s): LUEBKE, RENEE S
• Application Number:
  US10/406,746
• Publication Number:
  US 20030216083A1
• Time in Patent Office: 719 Days
• Field of Search: 439/676, 439/884, 439/682
• US Class Current: 439/676
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/33 Contact members made of resilient wire
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 24/64 for high frequency, e.g. RJ 45

Abstract

A telecommunications outlet includes: a housing that is shaped to receive a plug, the housing having a support disposed within the housing; and a first contact having a first end, a second end, and a bend section, the bend section is supported by the support, wherein the first contact includes a first reverse curve section disposed between the first end and the bend section.

Claims

1. A telecommunications outlet comprising:

a housing that is shaped to receive a plug, said housing having a support disposed within said housing; and

a first contact having a first end that is disposed under a lip of said housing, a termination end that exits a rear of said housing, and a bend section, said bend section is supported by said support,

wherein said first contact includes a first reverse curve section disposed between said first end and said bend section, said first reverse curve section includes a convex portion and a concave portion, said concave portion is configured and dimensioned to have contact with said plug so as to prevent deformation of said contact.

2. The telecommunications outlet of claim 1, wherein portion is disposed adjacent to said concave portion.

3. The telecommunications outlet of claim 2, wherein said convex portion includes a first slope and a second slope and said concave portion includes said second slope and a third slope, said concave section disposed adjacent to said bend section, said third slope is configured to deflect to a maximum amount.

4. The telecommunications outlet of claim 1, further comprising a second contact that is supported by said housing, said second contact has a second reverse curve section,

wherein said first reverse curve section has a different structure from said second reverse curve section.

5. The telecommunications outlet of claim 4, wherein said first contact and said second contact form a tip and ring pair.

6. The telecommunications outlet of claim 4, further comprising a third contact that is supported by the said housing, said third contact has a curve section.

7. The telecommunications outlet of claim 6, further comprising a fourth contact that is supported by the said housing, said fourth contact is shaped similar to said second contact.

8. The telecommunications outlet of claim 7, further comprising a fifth contact that is supported by said housing, said fifth contact is shaped similar to said third contact.

9. The telecommunications outlet of claim 8, further comprising a sixth contact that is supported by said housing, said sixth contact is shaped similar to said second contact.

10. The telecommunications outlet of claim 9, further comprising a seventh contact that is supported by said housing, said seventh contact is shaped similar to said third contact.

11. The telecommunications outlet of claim 10, further comprising an eighth contact that is supported by said housing, said eighth contact is shaped similar to said first contact.

12. The telecommunications outlet of claim 1, wherein said plug is an in-specification plug.

13. The telecommunications outlet of claim 1, wherein said plug is an out-of-specification plug.

14. The telecommunications outlet of claim 1, wherein said outlet is a RJ-45 outlet having at least 8 contacts.

15. The telecommunications outlet of claim 1, wherein said first reverse curve section includes a first slope defined by a first angle formed from a horizontal direction, a second slope defined by a second angle formed from said horizontal direction, a third slope defined by a third angle formed from said horizontal direction.

16. The telecommunications outlet of claim 15, wherein said first slope and said second slope form said convex portion, and said second slope and said third slope form said concave portion, said second slope is approximately 12 degrees to approximately 20 degrees oriented from said horizontal direction and from a front of said housing that receives said plug.

17. The telecommunications outlet of claim 15, further comprising a second reverse curve section, said second reverse curve section includes a fourth slope defined by a fourth angle formed from said horizontal direction, a fifth slope defined by a fifth angle formed from said horizontal direction, and a sixth slope defined by a sixth angle formed from said horizontal direction.

18. The telecommunications outlet of claim 17, further comprising a curve section, said curve section includes a seventh slope defined by a seventh angle formed from said horizontal direction, and an eighth slope defined by an eighth angle formed from said horizontal direction.