US 11,870,195 B2
Keystone jack assembly
Kei-Wei Wu, Taipei (TW)
Assigned to HSING CHAU INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD., Taipei (TW)
Filed by HSING CHAU INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD., Taipei (TW)
Filed on Nov. 26, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/535,723.
Prior Publication US 2023/0170631 A1, Jun. 1, 2023
Int. Cl. H01R 24/00 (2011.01); H01R 4/2433 (2018.01); H01R 13/453 (2006.01); H01R 13/518 (2006.01); H01R 24/64 (2011.01)
CPC H01R 4/2433 (2013.01) [H01R 13/4532 (2013.01); H01R 13/518 (2013.01); H01R 24/64 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A keystone jack assembly, comprising:
a jack housing;
a piercing contact housing disposed on the jack housing;
a plurality of piercing contacts mounted on the piercing contact housing;
a wire cap movably disposed on the piercing contact housing to envelop the plurality of piercing contacts, comprising:
a cap main body with a cable passage;
at least one first guiding portion connected to the cap main body;
at least one second guiding portion connected to the cap main body; and
a third guiding portion connected between the at least one first guiding portion and the cable passage and between the at least one second guiding portion and the cable passage; and
a cover pivotally connected to the jack housing or the piercing contact housing, comprising:
two covering parts, each covering part comprising:
a main body;
at least one first contact portion connected to the corresponding main body;
at least one second contact portion connected to the corresponding main body; and
a third contact portion connected to and disposed outside the at least one first contact portion and the at least one second contact portion relative to a center cooperatively defined by the two covering parts;
wherein the at least one first contact portion abuts against the at least one first guiding portion, the at least one second contact portion abuts against the at least one second guiding portion and the third contact portion abuts against the third guiding portion in order as the two covering parts pivots toward each other.