Patent ID: 9379509
Filing Date: 2016-06-28
CPC Classification: H01R,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. An electrical connector assembly comprising: an insulative housing; a plurality of contacts retained in the insulative housing, each contact comprising a first contacting portion for connecting with a mating plug connector and a second contacting portion for connecting to a board-mounted adapter; a metal shell covering the insulative housing, the metal shell comprising a top wall, a bottom wall, and a pair of sidewalls connecting between the top wall and the bottom wall for cooperatively defining a receiving space, each sidewall forms a flexible portion for engaging a panel slot, wherein the flexible portion is stamped from the sidewall and the metal shell defines an aperture for communicating with the panel slot; and an extraction tool for being inserted into the receiving space to deform the flexible portion to detach away from the panel slot.