Jack Adapter in the Field of Telecommunication and Data Transmission

The invention provides a jack adapter 1 in the field of telecommunication and data transmission for providing access to a telecommunication socket 2 with a housing 3 with a front side 4 and a rear side 5, a socket portion 7 for making an electrical connection with a plug, a plug portion 6 at the rear side 5 of the housing 3 for making an electrical connection with the socket 2, a fastener for detachably fixing the plug portion 6 in the socket 2 and release means for releasing the fastener from the socket 2. For easy handling in particular easy removing the jack adapter out of the socket the direction to activate the release means is substantially the same as the direction to pull the plug portion 6 out of the socket 2.