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1. An audio jack assembly for receiving a conventional audio plug having a cylindrical shaped sleeve with a grooved tip electrically isolated from said sleeve, said audio jack assembly comprising:
a support housing having a passageway sized to receive the audio plug, said support housing having an entry collar, a support surface adjoining said entry collar, and a mounting collar adjoining said support surface; a first insulating ring positionable on said mounting collar; a first connector having a first disk base with a centrally disposed aperture, said first disk base supporting first and second terminal strips each having a proximal end formed integral with said first disk base and extending obliquely from an outer edge of said first disk base to a distal end positioned to symmetrically engage the grooved tip of an audio plug from either side of said aperture to provide contact with opposite sides of the grooved tip when an audio plug is engaged, said first connector positionable on said mounting collar and electrically isolated from said support surface by said first insulating ring; a second insulating ring positionable on said mounting collar; a second connector having a second disk base with a centrally disposed aperture and first and second terminal strips each having a proximal end extending obliquely from an outer edge of said second disk base to a distal end positioned to symmetrically engage said sleeve from either side of said aperture to provide contact with opposite sides of the shaft when the audio plug is engaged, said second connector positionable on said mounting collar and electrically isolated from said first connector by said second insulating ring; wherein said second connector is fastened to said support housing, securing said first connector therebetween. |
