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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 28, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 30, 2014
Applicant:
Gibson Brands, Inc., Nashville, TN (US);
Inventor:
Jim DeCola, Thompsons Station, TN (US);
Assignee:
Gibson Brands, Inc., Nashville, TN (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 24/58 (2011.01); H01R 13/187 (2006.01); H01R 107/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 24/58 (2013.01); H01R 13/187 (2013.01); H01R 2107/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
A female jack is provided that includes one or more terminals and a reception aperture configured to accept a male plug. The female jack also includes a first spring contact with a first mating curvature configured to contact the male plug and create electrical contact between the male plug and the female jack. The first spring contact also includes one or more flex joints.