Patent ID: 9270053
Filing Date: 2016-02-23
CPC Classification: H01R

Claim Text:
1. An electrical connector assembly comprising: an insulating housing comprising a cavity and a pocket at a front end of the insulating housing beside the cavity; a U-shaped metallic bracket surrounding the insulating housing comprising a metal latch extending into the pocket; and a jumper element assembled into the pocket, the jumper element comprising an elastic member elastically received in the pocket; wherein the latch of the bracket engages with the jumper element to retain the jumper element into the pocket, when releasing the latch, the elastic member pushes the jumper element to move upwardly from the pocket; wherein the jumper element comprises a seat defining a passageway and a mating member assembled on the passageway, the elastic member comprises an upper arm extending upwardly into the passageway pushing the mating member; wherein the seat comprises a top surface and a bottom surface opposite to each other, the mating member extends upwardly beyond the top surface while the elastic member comprises a lower arm extending downwardly beyond the bottom surface; wherein the passageway comprises a pair of sliding ways at two opposite sides while the mating member comprises a pair of sliding protrusions matching with the sliding ways to be assembled and retained thereon; and wherein the latch is a metal plate bent into the pocket, the latch comprises a slot for a tool insertion.