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US 4,202,593 AGranted
Jack
AssigneeAMP Incorporated
InventorsLynn W. Abernethy, Elvert S. Watts
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Abstract
A telephone jack is disclosed for modular telephone connection. The jack includes an anvil constructed to receive a tool for inserting press fit contacts of the jack into a printed circuit board. A housing containing the contacts is secured to the board with expansible sleeves. Expansion plugs for the sleeves are carried by the housing.
Claims6
In a jack having a housing containing a plurality of resilient contacts communicating with a cavity of the housing into which an electrical jack is plugged to connect electrically with the contacts, the improvement comprising:
- said housing including a base portion providing an interior platform having grooves in which lengths of said contacts are supportred,
- free ends of said contacts projecting into a space between said platform and a bottom wall of said base,
- said contacts having terminal portions projecting from said bottom wall together with expansible sleeves integral with said bottom wall,
- a cover secured to said base having a jack receiving opening communicating with said space.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.