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US 4,393,283 AGranted
Jack with plug actuated slide switch
AssigneeHosiden Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorToru Masuda
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Abstract
A jack for receiving a plug includes a detachable slide switch operated by a contact strip which engages the plug. Additional slide switches may be nested below the first slide switch, the entire stack being operated by the contact strip as the plug is inserted in the jack.
Claims5
A jack, comprising:
- a jack case having a first opening for receiving a plug and a second opening for receiving a switch case;
- a contact strip attached to an inner surface of the jack case, the contact strip being resiliently urged into a first position engageable by the plug on insertion thereof, the plug engaging and moving the contact strip to a second position, the contact strip having a free end portion, carried thereupon, disposed adjacent the second opening in the jack case;
- and,
- a switch case, having a self-contained switch mechanism therein, removably fitted into the second opening, the switch mechanism having electrical contacts and a movable member adapted to open and close the contacts, the movable member being engaged by the free end portion of the contact strip, opening and closing the contacts in response to insertion and removal of the plug.
1 more element
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.