# US 12,191,602 B2 · Quick release device for releasing an electrical modular connector from an electrical jack > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,191,602 B2 - Document ID: US12191602B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/890,236 - Filed: 2022-08-17 - Published: 2023-05-04 - Granted: 2025-01-07 - Earliest claimed: 2021-10-28 - Applicants: Lingang Foung - Inventors: Lingang Foung - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12191602B2 ## CPC - H01R 13/6335: {comprising a handle} - H01R 24/64: for high frequency, e.g. RJ 45 - H01R 13/506: assembled by snap action of the parts - H01R 13/6275: {Latching arms not integral with the housing (H01R13/6276, H01R13/6277, H01R13/6278 take precedence)} - H01R 13/6272: {comprising a single latching arm} - H01R 43/26: for engaging or disengaging the two parts of a coupling device (structural association with two-part coupling device H01R13/629) - H01R: ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS ## Abstract A quick release device for releasing an electrical modular connector comprises a connector boot attached to the network cable and assembled with the electrical modular connector; a passage formed on a top side of the connector boot, wherein the passage comprises first, second, and third structures together with the top of the connector boot to enclose the passage as a tunnel; a slide insert having a first and a second ends opposed to the first end, wherein the slide insert is positioned through the passage, wherein the first end faces the electrical jack; and a rotatable hook having a free end and a pivot end configured to pivot on the first end of the slide insert along a longitudinal direction of the slide insert, wherein the free end of the rotatable hook engages with a clip and bias the clip to release the electrical modular connector from the electrical jack when the slide insert moves away from the electrical jack. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A quick release device for releasing an electrical modular connector of a network cable from an electrical jack comprising: a. a connector boot attached to the network cable and assembled with the electrical modular connector; b. a passage formed on a top side of the connector boot, wherein the passage further comprises a first structure, a second structure, and a third structure together with the top of the connector boot to enclose the passage as a tunnel, wherein the passage is affixed on the connector boot; c. a slide insert having a first end and a second end opposed to the first end, wherein the slide insert is positioned through the passage, wherein the first end faces the electrical jack; and d. a rotatable hook having a free end and a pivot end configured to pivot on the first end of the slide insert along a longitudinal direction of the slide insert, wherein the free end of the rotatable hook engages with a clip and causes the clip to move relatively downwardly to release the electrical modular connector from the electrical jack when the slide insert moves away from the electrical jack. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The quick release device of claim 1 further comprising one slide insert protrusion configured on the slide insert between the passage and the second end of the slide insert to provide a predetermined movement distance of the slide insert through the passage. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The quick release device of claim 1, wherein the clip further comprises a body and a straight distal end connected to the body, wherein the free end of the rotatable hook engages with the straight distal end, but the straight distal end is not affixed, snap-fit, or attached with the rotatable hook, and wherein the rotatable hook biases the clip to release the electrical modular connector from the electrical jack when the slide insert moves away from the electrical jack. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The quick release device of claim 1 further comprising an aperture formed on a curved top of the rotatable hook, wherein the clip is configured to partially extend through the aperture when the electrical module connector is engaged with the electrical jack. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The quick release device of claim 1 further comprising a protrusion formed on a curved top of the rotatable hook, wherein the protrusion can engage with a top edge of the passage to stop the rotatable hook from rotating. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The quick release device of claim 5 further comprising a top edge bar configured on the top edge of the passage to engage with the protrusion. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The quick release device of claim 1, wherein the electrical modular connector for the network cable is for the electrical jack of a standardized registered jack. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The quick release device of claim 1 further comprising a handle configured on the second end of the slide insert. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The quick release device of claim 1 further comprising a. a first finger release arm extended from the second end of the slide insert; b. a second finger release arm extended from the second end of the slide insert; c. a first retaining protrusion formed on the first finger release arm; d. a second retaining protrusion formed on the second finger release arm; and e. at least one recess formed in the passage; wherein the first finger release arm and the second finger release arm are configured to be elastically deformed in response to a pressure applied on the first finger release arm and the second finger release arm, wherein the first retaining protrusion and the second retaining protrusion are configured to selectively engage and disengage from the at least one recess, and wherein the first retaining protrusion and the second retaining protrusion are disengaged from the at least one recess when the first finger release arm and the second finger release arm are pressed to retract toward each other. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The quick release device of claim 9 further comprising a locking block formed on the first end of the slide insert with a predetermined length and a predetermined height to block a downward movement of the clip when the locking block is substantially positioned under the clip. ### Claim 11 (depends on 9) The quick release device of claim 9 further comprising a pair of retraction arms, a first extended end formed on the first finger release arm, a second extended end formed on the second finger release arm, a first opening formed on the first extended end, a second opening formed on the second extended end, wherein the first extended end and the second extended end are further configured outwardly opposed to each other, wherein the pair of retraction arms is configured to engage the first finger release arm and the second finger release arm through the first opening and the second opening, and wherein the pair of retraction arms causes the first finger release arm and the second finger release arm to retract toward each other when the pair of retraction arms moves away from the electrical jack. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The quick release device of claim 11 further comprising a handle extended from the pair of retraction arms. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The quick release device of claim 1 further comprising a. a first secured release arm extended from the second end of the slide insert; b. a second secured release arm extended from the second end of the slide insert; c. a first retaining protrusion formed on the first secured release arm; d. a second retaining protrusion formed on the second secured release arm; e. a removal protrusion formed on the second end of the slide insert between the first secured release arm and the second secured release arm; f. at least one recess formed in the passage; wherein the first secured release arm and the second secured release arm are configured to be elastically deformed in response to a pressure applied on the first secured release arm and the second secured release arm, wherein the first retaining protrusion and the second retaining protrusion are configured to selectively engage and disengage from the at least one recess, and wherein the first retaining protrusion and the second retaining protrusion are disengaged from the at least one recess when the first secured release arm and the second secured release arm are pressed to retract toward each other; and g. a removal tool, wherein the removal tool further comprises a pair of release prongs and a grabbing peg, wherein the grabbing peg is configured to selectively engage and disengage with the removal protrusion, wherein the pair of release prongs are configured to cause the first secured release arm and the second secured release arm to retract toward each other when the pair of release prongs engage with the first secured release arm and the second secured release arm. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) The quick release device of claim 1 further comprising a locking block formed on the first end of the slide insert with a predetermined length and a predetermined height to block a downward movement of the clip when the locking block is positioned substantially under the clip. ### Claim 15 A quick release device for releasing an electrical modular connector attached with a network cable from an electrical jack comprising: a. a passage formed on the electrical modular connector, wherein the passage comprises a first structure, a second structure, and a third structure together with a top of the electrical modular connector to enclose the passage as a tunnel, wherein the passage is affixed on the electrical modular connector; b. a slide insert having a first end and a second end opposed to the first end, wherein the slide insert is positioned through the passage, wherein the first end faces the electrical jack; and c. a rotatable hook having a free end and a pivot end configured to pivot on the first end of the slide insert along a longitudinal direction of the slide insert, wherein the free end of the rotatable hook engages with a clip and causes the clip to move relatively downwardly to release the electrical modular connector from the electrical jack when the slide insert moves away from the electrical jack. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The quick release device of claim 15 further comprising a. a first finger release arm extended from the second end of the slide insert; b. a second finger release arm extended from the second end of the slide insert; c. a first retaining protrusion formed on the first finger release arm; d. a second retaining protrusion formed on the second finger release arm; and e. at least one recess formed in the passage; wherein the first finger release arm and the second finger release arm are configured to be elastically deformed in response to a pressure applied on the first finger release arm and the second finger release arm, wherein the first retaining protrusion and the second retaining protrusion are configured to selectively engage and disengage from the at least one recess, and wherein the first retaining protrusion and the second retaining protrusion are disengaged from the at least one recess when the first finger release arm and the second finger release arm are pressed to retract toward each other. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The quick release device of claim 16 further comprising a locking block formed on the first end of the slide insert with a predetermined length and a predetermined height to block a downward movement of the clip when the locking block is substantially positioned under the clip. ### Claim 18 (depends on 15) The quick release device of claim 15 further comprising a. a first secured release arm extended from the second end of the slide insert; b. a second secured release arm extended from the second end of the slide insert; c. a first retaining protrusion formed on the first secured release arm; d. a second retaining protrusion formed on the second secured release arm; e. a removal protrusion formed on the second end of the slide insert between the first secured release arm and the second secured release arm; f. at least one recess formed in the passage; wherein the first secured release arm and the second secured release arm are configured to be elastically deformed in response to a pressure applied on the first secured release arm and the second secured release arm, wherein the first retaining protrusion and the second retaining protrusion are configured to selectively engage and disengage from the at least one recess, and wherein the first retaining protrusion and the second retaining protrusion are disengaged from the at least one recess when the first secured release arm and the second secured release arm are pressed to retract toward each other; and g. a removal tool, wherein the removal tool further comprises a pair of release prongs and a grabbing peg, wherein the grabbing peg is configured to selectively engage and disengage with the removal protrusion, wherein the pair of release prongs are configured to cause the first secured release arm and the second secured release arm to retract toward each other when the pair of release prongs engage with the first secured release arm and the second secured release arm. ### Claim 19 (depends on 18) The quick release device of claim 18 further comprising a locking block formed on the first end of the slide insert with a predetermined length and a predetermined height to block a downward movement of the clip when the locking block is positioned substantially under the clip. ### Claim 20 (depends on 15) The quick release device of claim 15, wherein the clip further comprises a body and a straight distal end connected to the body, wherein the free end of the rotatable hook engages with the straight distal end, but the straight distal end is not affixed, snap-fit, or attached with the rotatable hook, and wherein the rotatable hook biases the clip to release the electrical modular connector from the electrical jack when the slide insert moves away from the electrical jack.