US 2003/0119368 A1 · AUDIO JACK CONNECTOR

Abstract

An audio jack connector includes an insulating body (6) and a plurality of terminals retained therein. The insulating body comprises a front wall (68), a top wall (69), a bottom wall (61), a pair of side walls (62, 63), and a rear face (64) opposite to the front wall. A receiving space (601) is defined through the insulating body from the rear face to a projecting portion (65). The bottom wall defines a first slit (604) in communication with the receiving space. The top and bottom walls together define a plurality of slits (605, 606, 607) from the rear face toward the front wall. A first terminal (1) is received in the first slit from the bottom wall and a plurality of terminals (2, 3, 4) are received in the plurality of slits defined in the insulating body from the rear face. The design of the body and terminals gives greater strength to the audio jack than certain jacks of the prior art had.

Claims11

Dependent claims

An audio jack connector for receiving a mating plug, comprising:

an insulating body comprising a front wall, a top wall and a bottom wall extending rearwardly from top and bottom edges of the front wall, and a rear face opposite to the front wall, a receiving space being defined through the insulating body from the rear face to the front wall for receiving the mating plug, the bottom wall defining a first slit in communication with the receiving space, the top and bottom walls together defining a plurality of second slits from the rear face toward the front wall;
and
a first terminal inserted into the first slit from the bottom wall and a plurality of second terminals inserted into the plurality of second slits from the rear face.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Audio jack connector

Life of this patent

Audio jack connector

Life of this patent

Abstract

Claims11