Patent attributes
An audio jack connector for receiving a mating audio plug has an insulating housing having a rectangular base. The base defines a front end and a top surface. A passageway is formed at the front end of the base and extends into the base for receiving the audio plug. The top surface of the base has a receiving recess adjacent to the front end. A plurality of terminals is received in the insulating housing and projects into the passageway. A protecting plate is swingably mounted in the receiving recess of the insulating housing. The protecting plate has a base plate, with a shape substantially same as a cross-section of the passageway. The base plate stands across a front end of the passageway for shutting the passageway, and is pushed by the inserted audio plug to swing upwards and received in the receiving recess. A shielding shell covers the insulating housing.
