| US 7,591,685 B2 | ||
| Audio jack connector and contact thereof with improved strong intensity contact portion | ||
| Zi-Qiang Zhu, Kunshan (China); Chen-Xi Wang, Kunshan (China); Hong-Qiang Han, Kunshan (China); and Lun-Song Hu, Kunshan (China) | ||
| Assigned to Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd., Taipei Hsien (Taiwan) | ||
| Filed on Dec. 11, 2008, as Appl. No. 12/316,330. | ||
| Claims priority of application No. 2007 2 0131358 U (CN), filed on Dec. 11, 2007. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2009/0149081 A1, Jun. 11, 2009 | ||
| Int. Cl. H01R 24/04 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 439—668 | 6 Claims |
| 1. An audio jack connector for receiving a mating plug, comprising:
an insulative housing defining a plug receiving hole for receiving the mating plug and a mounting space located at one side
of the plug receiving hole, the mounting space including a retaining slit and a receiving chamber which communicates with
the plug receiving hole; and
a conductive contact having a stationary portion received in the retaining slit and a spring arm forwardly extending from
the stationary portion to be flexible in the receiving chamber; wherein
the conductive contact further comprises a curly contact portion extending backwardly from the spring arm and protruding into
the plug receiving hole, the curly contact portion comprising opposite first and second ends in condition that the first end
connects with the spring arm and the second end abuts against an inner surface of the spring arm.
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