Spacer for modular jack assembly
US6203379A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 22, 1999 |
| Grant date | Mar 20, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 22, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01R43/24
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An insert module for an electrical connector includes a spacer and contacts loaded therein. Clearance holes are defined through the spacer and horizontal holes are defined in a front end portion of the spacer in communication with the clearance holes. Receiving holes are defined in a bottom surface of the spacer in communication with the clearance holes and the horizontal holes. A contact in an initial straight shape is inserted into and through the horizontal hole for being upwardly and downwardly bent to respectively form a slanted spring contact portion and a right-angle bent tail portion received in the receiving hole. The clearance holes facilitate the downward bending of the contacts.
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