Patent ID: 9496662
Filing Date: 2016-11-15
CPC Classification: H01R,H05K

Claim Text:
1. An electrical connector assembly comprising: a receptacle connector adapted for mounted on a printed circuit board, the receptacle connector including: an insulative housing defining a horizontal mating tongue; a plurality of contacts disposed in the housing with contacting sections exposed upon two opposite surfaces of the mating tongue; and a monolithic horizontal metallic shielding plate disposed and extending substantially fully the mating tongue with two bulged sections exposed and outwardly protruding outsides of two lateral edges of the mating tongue, respectively; a plug connector intending to mate with the receptacle connector, the plug connector defining an insulative housing with a center slot therein, a plurality of contacts disposed in the insulative housing by two sides of the slots, and a latch clip including a pair of side arms located by two opposite ends of the center slot in the horizontal transverse direction, wherein during mating, the bulged sections of the shielding plate are engaged with the two opposite side arms for retention; wherein the bulged sections are deflectable; wherein each of the side arms defines an inward pocket facing toward the mating tongue to receive the corresponding bulged section during mating.