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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 24, 2002
Filed:
Aug. 15, 2001
Len Espenshade, Harrisburg, PA (US);
Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd., Taipei Hsien, TW;
Abstract
A modular jack ( ) comprises a housing ( ), a terminal module ( ), and an LED assembly ( ). The housing comprises a top wall ( ), a bottom wall ( ), and a pair of sidewalls ( ) neighboring to the top and bottom walls. The walls define a receiving channel (25) for receiving a complementary connector. The top wall comprises a pair of slots ( ) and a pair of hooks ( ) extending upwardly into the slots. The terminal module is placed in the receiving channel, and comprises a mounting base ( ) and a plurality of terminals ( ) mounted on the mounting base. The LED assembly comprises a base ( ) and a pair of LEDs ( ) retained on the base. The LEDs are received in the slots of the housing. The base comprises a pair of mating faces ( ) for engaging with the hooks to retain the LEDs in the slots.