Patent · US Expired

Modular telephone jack

US4699443A · kind A · utility

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10Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMay 15, 1986
Grant dateOct 13, 1987
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Expiry dateMay 15, 2006

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01R24/64
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The invention relates to a modular jack for telephone equipment. The jack has a pair of switch contact springs which are activated only when a plug of a specific shape is inserted into the jack.

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