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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 16, 2000
Filed:
Sep. 15, 1998
Takeshi Konno, Ibaraki-ken, JP;
Shuichi Sasajima, Ibaraki-ken, JP;
Mitsumi Electric Co., Ltd., , JP;
Abstract
A connector socket has a plug insertion opening that is as small as possible to prevent insertion of fingers or other object. The mating plug travels on a hinged arcuate path into the plug insertion opening. The plug insertion opening is displaced from a centerline of its contacts to provide clearance permitting the mating plug to enter, while maintaining a minimum opening size. A front surface of the connector socket surrounding the plug insertion opening is a grounded conductive plate. Thus, even if one succeeds in forcing a finger or other charged object through the plug insertion opening, static charges are discharges to the conductive plate, and therefore do not pose a threat of electrical damage to components accessible within the plug insertion opening.