Communication jack having layered plug interface contacts

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-8992264-B2
Application number	US-201414269356-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 5, 2014
Priority date	Dec 13, 2006
Publication date	Mar 31, 2015
Grant date	Mar 31, 2015

Abstract

A communication jack, system using the jack, and method of fabricating the jack are disclosed. The jack includes a cavity configured to accept a communication plug to form a communication connector. The jack includes a plurality of plug interface contacts that extend into the cavity such that a plug inserted into the cavity makes electrical contact with the plug interface contacts at plug/jack interfaces of the plug interface contacts. One or more of the plug interface contacts is formed from multiple conductive layers. The conductive layers are movable relative to each other at at least one end. A dielectric layer or flexible printed circuit board may be disposed between the conductive layers.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A communication jack for mating with a communication plug, comprising:
a housing including a plug receiving aperture;
a printed circuit board at least partially with said housing;
a plurality of plug contacts at least partially within said plug receiving aperture and connected to said printed circuit board, each of said plug contacts including a contact side configured for direct contact with the communication plug and a side opposite said contact side;…

Assignees

• Panduit Corp

Inventors

• Caveney Jack E
• Patel Satish I

Classifications

• H01R13/08 Primary

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H01R13/6658 Primary

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H05K2201/10189

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H01R24/64

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H01R24/28

  Electricity · mapped topic