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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 22, 2000
Filed:
Feb. 10, 1998
Applicant:
Inventor:
Robert A Turner, Petaluma, CA (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04M / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
379438 ; 379437 ;
Abstract
A jack socket that comprises a body that defines an axial bore adapted to receive a phone jack, and an annular groove at each of at least two axially-spaced locations along the axial bore. Each annular groove is concentric with, perpendicular to, and faces into, the axial bore. The jack socket additionally comprises an annular spring member corresponding to each annular groove. The annular spring member includes a radially-outer portion housed in the annular groove and a radially-inner portion extending into the axial bore. Finally, the jack socket comprises an electrical connection through the body to each annular spring member.