Patent ID: 11967783
Assignee: MOLEX, LLC
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 7:
8. A receptacle connector comprising:
a receptacle housing including a receptacle bottom, a receptacle surrounding portion protruding from an edge of the receptacle bottom, and a center protrusion arranged within the receptacle surrounding portion;
a plurality of receptacle terminals which are retained and supported in the receptacle housing in a first direction; and
a pair of receptacle metal members, wherein a first one of the pair of receptacle metal members is provided at a first end of the receptacle housing, and a second one of the pair of receptacle metal members is provided at a second end of the receptacle housing,
each receptacle metal member including a base portion configured to cover an end portion of a receptacle bottom of the receptacle housing, the base portion defining an outer end edge that faces in a first direction and first and second outer side edges that face in a second direction,
a pair of first reinforcement portions, each first reinforcement portion having a continuous extension defining a first inner surface portion and a first upper surface portion extending therefrom, the first inner surface portion of a first one of the pair of first reinforcement portions extending upwardly from the first outer side edge of the base portion, the first inner surface portion of a second one of the pair of the first reinforcement portions extending upwardly from the second outer side edge of the base portion, and
a pair of contact pieces which extend from the base portion.