Connector jack with reduced host PCB footprint...

Details Connector jack with reduced host PCB footprint... Connector jack with reduced host PCB footprint...

2011-03-22

2011-03-22

Gilman, Alexander (Department: 2833)

Electrical connectors

With insulation other than conductor sheath

Plural-contact coupling part

Reexamination Certificate

active

07909655

ABSTRACT:
A connector jack with reduced host PCB footprint and an assembly of the same are provided. The provided connector jack is constructed based on a housing defining at least a front face with a plug receiving cavity on the surface thereof and with a plurality of electrical contacts positioned within the cavity, and a bottom face having a recess area on the surface thereof and adapted for mounting on a circuit board. In the present invention, at least a portion of the housing is made of a transparent or translucent material so that the status indicators located within the recess will be visible through the transparent portion of the front face of the jack housing, and the recess area occupies a substantial portion of the bottom face and allows to place at least one status indicator and at least one additional component on the circuit board and at least partially within the recess area.

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patent: 5685737 (1997-11-01), Morin et al.
patent: 5915993 (1999-06-01), Belopolsky et al.
patent: 6241550 (2001-06-01), Laity et al.
patent: 6334787 (2002-01-01), Chang
patent: 2005/0106941 (2005-05-01), Witchey

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