1. Technical Field
The present disclosure relates to a Registered Jack-45 (RJ-45) connector assembly, and an assisting apparatus for unplugging an RJ-45 connector.
2. Description of Related Art
Registered Jack-45 (RJ-45) connectors are widely used in network communication. However, unplugging an RJ-45 connector manually from a connector of an electronic device can be difficult and inconvenient because of limited or cramped operation space.
Many aspects of the present embodiments can be better understood with reference to the following drawings. The components in the drawings are not necessarily drawn to scale, the emphasis instead being placed upon clearly illustrating the principles of the present embodiments. Moreover, in the drawing, all the views are schematic, and like reference numerals designate corresponding parts throughout the several views.
The disclosure, including the accompanying drawings, is illustrated by way of example and not by way of limitation. It should be noted that references to “an” or “one” embodiment in this disclosure are not necessarily to the same embodiment, and such references mean at least one.
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The RJ-45 connector 10 includes a main body 12, and a cable 14 connected to the rear end of the main body 12. A resilient latch 123 extends up and back from the front end of the top of the main body 12. A hooking portion 125 extends down from the rear end of the resilient latch 123.
The assisting apparatus 20 includes a latching portion 21, a connection portion 23 slantingly extending down from the rear end of the latching portion 21, and a pressable portion 25 extending from the rear end of the connection portion 23. The pressable portion 25 is substantially parallel to the latching portion 21. A receiving portion 212 protrudes from the front end of the top of the latching portion 21. A substantially L-shaped receiving slot 214 having an inside corner is defined in the receiving portion 212, with a first end of the receiving slot 214 extending through the front end of the receiving portion 212, and a second end of the receiving slot 214 extending through a bottom of the latching portion 21. A plurality of skid-resistant protrusions 251 is formed on the top of the pressable portion 25.
The RJ-45 connector 10 can be electrically connected to a connector 40 of an electronic device. An opening 41 is defined in the rear end of the connector 40, and a latching slot 43 is defined in the rear end of the connector 40 communicating with the top of the opening 41.
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To unplug the RJ-45 connector 10 from the connector 40, the rear end of the resilient latch 123 of the RJ-45 connector 10 is inserted into the receiving slot 214 of the receiving portion 212 of the assisting apparatus 20 from the first end of the receiving slot 214. The hooking portion 125 of the resilient latch 123 engages with the inside corner of the receiving slot 214. Thereby, the RJ-45 connector 10 is connected to the assisting apparatus 20. The pressable portion 25 of the assisting apparatus 20 is pressed down, to drive the resilient latch 123 to deform downwards and disengage from the latching slot 43 of the connector 40. Therefore, the RJ-45 connector 10 can be directly unplugged from the connector 40.
In this embodiment, the operation distance of the resilient latch 123 of the RJ-45 connector 10 is increased by using the assisting apparatus 20, therefore, unplugging the RJ-45 connector 10 becomes easy.
It is to be understood, however, that even though numerous characteristics and advantages of the embodiments have been set forth in the foregoing description, together with details of the structure and function of the embodiments, the disclosure is illustrative only, and changes may be made in details, especially in matters of shape, size, and arrangement of parts within the principles of the embodiments to the full extent indicated by the broad general meaning of the terms in which the appended claims are expressed.
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