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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 02, 1999
Filed:
Oct. 29, 1997
Charles Chou, Tu-Chen, TW;
Richard Chen, Hsin-Tien, TW;
Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd., Taipei Hsien, TW;
Abstract
A modular receptacle jack assembly with a visual indication function provides a visual indication when the receptacle jack is connected with a mating plug jack. The modular receptacle jack assembly comprises a modular receptacle jack and an indicator mounted to the jack. The jack includes a housing having a bottom wall for connection to a printed circuit board, a top wall opposite the bottom wall, a front face defining a cavity for receiving the mating plug jack and a rear face opposite the front face, and a number of contacts securely fixed to the bottom wall of the housing and having contact portions extending into the cavity. The indicator includes a base having a first wall attached to the top wall of the housing and a second wall attached to the rear face of the housing and defining holes extending lengthwise therethrough. Diodes are mounted on the base and have leads extending through the holes. A cover has a third wall connected to two side walls extending upward from two ends of the first wall and a fourth wall connected to the second wall. A transparent block is mounted between the first and side walls of the base and the third wall of the cover cooperating therewith to enclose the diodes.