Communication jack having a plurality of contacts mounted on a flexible printed circuit board
US8961239B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 14, 2013 |
| Grant date | Feb 24, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 18, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH05K2201/10189
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Communications jacks include a housing having a plug aperture in a front portion thereof and a flexible printed circuit board having a plurality of conductive paths thereon. A plurality of input contacts and a plurality of output contacts are each electrically connected to respective ones of the conductive paths on the flexible printed circuit board. A spring that is separate from the input contacts is connected to at least a first of the input contacts. Each of the input contacts comprises a separate, raised contact that is connected to the flexible printed circuit board and mounted to extend into the plug aperture.
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